Elements of Drama
The story of a play
What is the plot?
A story with dialogue and action, but no musical numbers.
What is a play?
Performers who bring characters to life on a stage
What are actors?
She's green!
What is Wicked?
The phrase that is usually said toward actors before performances
What is "Break a leg?"
What must change and go through struggles to elicit a reaction from the audience
What is a character?
Performance with music and dancing
What is a musical?
Where the theater happens
What is space?
This is not a moment, it's a movement
The objects used in plays
What are props?
The music in a play
What is the song?
On-the-spot acting, usually funny and random
What is improv?
The text that serves as the blueprint for a play
What is the script?
About how much do musicals make a year?
What is a billion dollars?
A street in New York City which is also a style of musical theater
What is Broadway?
The deeper themes or ideas reflected in the play
What is the thought?
Performance with no dialogue, told through singing or dancing only.
What is ballet or opera?
What goes on behind the scenes…lights, sound, costumes, sets, props
What is tech?
This musical is based off of a popular Nickelodeon TV show.
What is SpongeBob the Musical?
The name of the awards given for excellence in Broadway theater
Props and costumes, or what we might today call special effects
What is the spectacle?
Performance with no speaking, scenes are acted out through dramatic movement.
What is pantomime?
Who watches the performance
What is the audience?
Name 3 musicals
What is....
Shakespeare's London Theatre
What is The Globe?