Elements of A Play
The way a play is written in a script.
What is dramatic structure?
The lines written in a script.
What is dialogue?
A funny or comical type of performance.
What is a comedy?
People try out for parts of a play. This could include singing, dancing, or dialogue.
What is an audition?
The aunt of Miss Honey and headmistress of the school.
Who is Agatha Trunchbull?
The arrangement of events in a play.
What is the plot?
Shows movement/ stage area entrances and exits.
What is blocking?
a story showing suffering or loss. This was common in Shakespeare .
What is a tragedy?
A fee or fees required to produce a play.
What are royalties?
The protagonist(s) who are trying to find peace and resolution in the play.
Who are Matilda and Miss Honey?
Antagonist and protagonist are...
What are characters?
The turning point or exciting point in a play or story.
What is the climax?
Uses exaggerated emotion to show story elements.
What is a melodrama?
The process of choosing people for a play.
What is casting a play?
The car salesman who sells cheap unreliable cars. Also Matilda's father.
Who is Mr. Wormwood?
Ties the characters and events together in a play. Sometimes the lesson of a story.
What is the theme?
A sight read or quick read without any stops.
What is a run through?
A story involving conflict or emotion.
What is a drama?
The group responsible for organizing props, make up, costumes lights and sound.
What is the technical crew?
Agatha Trunchbull's brother and Miss Honey's father is portrayed loosely by this character created by Matilda Wormwood.
Whos is the Escapologist?
Another word for language. How a character speaks and portrays themselves.
What is diction?
One is the working rehearsal or where we make adjustments or changes to the script and the other is the polished practice of the show.
What is the difference between a developing rehearsal and dress rehearsal?
The types/ genres of plays.
What are tragedy, drama, comedy and melodrama?
The person in charge of all elements of the production (tech, royalties, casting, schedules etc.) and the person who helps with line delivery during rehearsals and/ or organization of the tech crew.
What are the responsibilities of the director and stage manager?
These characters portray Miss Honey's parents as created and explained by Matilda Wormwood.
Who are the Escapologist and the Acrobat?