Basic Vocab
What is the author of a play called
What the characters say
Dialogue
Where is downstage?
Front of stage, the part closest to the audience
What is the struggle between 2 forces that create tension?
Conflict
To create on the spot is to........
To act or to do//presents a story through dialogue and actions
Drama
A long speech from one character
A monologue
How is stage left and stage right determined?
By the way the actor is facing. Left and right will always go off of the actor on stage
What are the small movable objects actors use to help their character
Props
What is a play dealing with tragic events and has a sad ending
A Tragedy
Movement of the actor on stage
Blocking
Time and Place of the story
the setting
Where was the first stage/play?
Greece
The clothing that a character wears is called this
What is a costume?
a script
describes the scenery, characters, and actions in the play
Stage Directions
Sounds other than speech used in a production
Sound Effects
What is the middle of the stage called
Center Stage
The Set
What are the single episodes in the plot/act called
The Scene
Major divisions in a play
Acts
A piece of dialogue meant for the audience to hear but not the other characters on stage
An Aside
Why is it called "downstage" and "upstage"
In Greek times, the stage was at a tilt or angle so all that was on stage could be seen by everyone in the audience. The stage was "raked" and at an incline so closer to the audience was "down" and farther away was "up"
The group of people who view a performance is called this (hint-they sit in "The House")
What is an audience?
What is the first rule of improv
"yes, and"