Voice for the Stage
Plays/Musicals
Greek Theater
Vocabulary
Storytelling
100

speaking on the same frequency without inflections is known as _________

monotone

100

movement or dance is called

choreography

100

Greek God of Wine and Fertility

Dionysus

100

what is improvisation?

Coming up with things on the spot

100

The most intense moment for the character. The character

will experience an "unforseen" change or twist in the plot.



Climax

200

acting without words

pantomime

200

The first play written by a black woman produced on Broadway

A Raisin in the Sun

200

Wagon used to bring in dead bodies 

Ekklyema

200

A list of items used in a production

Prop List

200

the person or force going against the protagonist

antagonist

300

The most important muscle used in abdominal breathing

Diaphragm

300

Who is the main character in Chicago?

Roxie Hart

300
Introduced the first actor, known as the father of theater.

Thespis

300

combination of dance, poetry, and music

choreopoem

300

the main character

protagonist

400

Speaking loud enough so that the audience can hear you

Projection

400

Who is the main character in the Color Purple?

Celie

400

An emotional release is called ______________

catharsis

400

using symbols to represent ideas

symbolism

400

The moment the main character feels like all is lost, they may or may not achieve their objective

Crisis

500

Articulators

The lips, the teeth, the tip of the tongue

500

Academy award given for theater

Tony

500

Main character has a sad or disappointing ended. The word translates to "goat song"

Tragedy

500

Actors movement in a scene is referred as ___________

Blocking

500

a plot device in which leaves a main character in a unresolved situation. This leaves the audience with more questions than answers

cliffhanger