This is a story intended to be performed in front of an audience.
What is a Drama?
100
Responsible for experiencing the performance, understanding the story, and responding to the characters
Who are the audience?
100
A character is someone who the story is about but this is the PERSON who is pretending to be that character.
What is an Actor?
100
It is the actor's ability to SPEAK OUT to the whole audience without having to shout.
What is projecting?
100
A fake beard, a wig, and clothes from another time and place are examples of this.
What are costumes?
200
A dramatic work that presents the downfall of a character due to bad judgement and leads to a disastrous conclusion usually death.
What is a tragedy?
200
The enemy of the main character.
What is the antagonist?
200
This is a major division within a play in which two or more scenes are grouped together.
What is an act?
200
A conversation between two or more characters.
What is a dialogue?
200
This is the abbreviation of the word "property" and is any object that is used in a play to enhance the setting. A glass of water, a sword, or a phone are examples of this.
What are props?
300
A type of dramatic work that is light and humorous and usually has a happy ending.
What is a comedy?
300
Events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern.
What is the plot?
300
This is a list of all the characters in a play. They usually are listed according to appearance
Who are the cast?
300
This is a long uninterrupted speech that is spoken by a single character which reveals his/her thoughts and feelings.
What is a monologue?
300
The VISUAL BACKGROUND on a stage that tells you where the action is taking place.
What is the set?
400
A struggle that a character has. This can be either internal or external.
What is the conflict?
400
He or she is the author of a play.
What is a playwright?
400
These are divisions of acts that occur in different settings.
What are scenes?
400
It is the written version of a play, movie, or show. Actors learn their lines from this and it tells them what to do and say. It describes all the details about the story.
What is the script?
400
These are instructions for the actors, the director, and the stage crew and are normally written in italics.
What are stage directions?
500
Comes for the Greek word 'draw' meaning to do or to act. It's also referred to as a play.
What is drama?
500
A story told by the author, using the third person; their knowledge, control, and prerogatives are unlimited.
What is Omniscient Point of View?
500
This is a comedy that aims at entertaining the audience through situations that are highly exaggerated and extravagant.
What is a farce?
500
This is the playwright’s technique for creating believable characters.
What is characterization?
500
This is the most important element and without it, the drama is never performed. It is the name of the place where the drama is acted.