STORYTIME
The background, time, and place of where the action of a story, play, movie, or show takes place. It's the where and when of a story.
The author of a play
What is the PLAYWRIGHT?
The large divisions of a script broken up into basic units; typically there are between 3 and 5 of these within a play
What are ACTS?
An insight or message about life
What is the THEME?
A story to be performed by actors.
What is DRAMA?
Conversation between characters
What is DIALOGUE?
The further division of acts; these break up acts into smaller individual sections
What are SCENES?
Drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance
The sequence of events in a literary work
What is PLOT?
A dramatic speech by a single actor
What is a MONOLOGUE?
Constructions that indicate where the drama takes place; the background of the stage
What are SETS?
A light and humorous drama with a happy ending
What is a COMEDY?
The high point of interest or suspense in a story, novel, or play
What is the CLIMAX?
A link spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on stage
What is an ASIDE?
Movable objects used on the set of a play; any object that is to be manipulated by the actors/actresses
What is a PROP?
The part of a plot in which the conflict is resolved
What is the RESOLUTION?
What is CONFLICT?
A dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
What is a SOLILOQUY?
It's something that actors wear to look like their characters and to make themselves as more believable as those characters.
What are COSTUMES?
A series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension in a narrative
What is the RISING ACTION?