Drama Vocabulary Quiz

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Across
  1. 3. A speech or portion of a play in which only one character speaks; oftentimes ___ are used in auditions
  2. 4. A problem or complication that gets in the way of a character achieving his or her objective
  3. 5. 1) What happens in a play; the events that make up the plot. 2) The physical movement of an actor.
  4. 6. The person who stages the production; their duties includes script analysis and conceptualizing, supervising and guiding actors' performances, and collaborating with designers to effectively tell the play's story to an audience
  5. 7. Objects used by an actor in a performance
  6. 9. ___ integrated into a play script has the power to move an audience
  7. 10. The conclusion or ending of the play
  8. 11. A signal, such as a line, action, or sound, that alerts an actor to speak, move, enter, or exit
  9. 13. The way language is used by the playwright and the actor. The playwright's choice of words, as well as the play's tone, imagery, cadence, verse, metaphor, etc.
  10. 14. When actors read through the entire script with all involved artists present; usually on the first day of rehearsal
  11. 15. A play written in prose or verse that tells a story through dialogue and actions performed by actors impersonating the characters of the story.
  12. 17. A character's clothing tells a great deal about him or her
  13. 18. Division of an act of a play. Each act is broken up into ___
  14. 20. When an actor improvises or makes up dialogue during a scene
  15. 23. The structure of a story, built around a beginning (rising Action), middle (climax), and end (falling action and resolution).
  16. 24. Reason(s) that drive a character to think, act or speak in a certain way
  17. 26. of view The way in which a character sees the world
  18. 28. A performer creating a scene or elements of a scene (including movement, dialogue, characters, situations) with little or no preparation or rehearsal
  19. 30. Specific stage movements by actors, which includes entrances, exits, and any steps in any direction of the stage; developed through rehearsals under the leadership of a director
  20. 32. Hints, delivered through the characters' lines and/or actions, of events to come that help create an air of suspense in the play
  21. 35. The play's central idea
  22. 37. What happens, the sequence of events that take place in a story
  23. 38. The particular time and place in which the play takes place
  24. 39. A character's goal or desire in a scene or play
  25. 40. Often included at the beginning of a play, ___ is dialogue or stage directions that explains and introduces the major characters, settings, back story, events and problems that the play will address.
Down
  1. 1. A figure who undertakes the action of the plot
  2. 2. The sense that the events of play and the actions of the characters are progressing in a believable and psychologically motivated way
  3. 8. The set, as well as the furniture and other props, that suggest to the audience the environment in which a play's action takes place
  4. 11. An added element to a story that makes the main conflict more difficult for the main character
  5. 12. Information included in the script by the playwright which provides: physical descriptions of characters; psychological descriptions of characters; characters; actions on stage; and descriptions of the setting which can help one envision, design and build the set
  6. 16. A (usually brief) trial performance by an actor, dancer, singer, or musician to demonstrate one's suitability for a role
  7. 17. The point at which the conflict explodes
  8. 19. Performing a monologue or scene in an audition without ever having read it prior to the audition
  9. 21. A ___ has many roles in theatre; at various points they can: serve as a company literary manager, ensure the play's story is effectively communicated in production, serve as intermediary between a director and playwright, support new play development, research background and origins of the play; at all times, a ___ is focused on telling the story of the play successfully
  10. 22. A character's style is established by the way he or she speaks and acts
  11. 25. Deepening or building a conflict for a character such that there is a dire consequence if they don't achieve their objective
  12. 27. When an actor has memorized his or her lines enough to not carry his or her script in hand during rehearsals
  13. 29. The playwright's attitude toward the characters and situations in the script
  14. 31. Pages that contain only the line or part of a scene that an actor is to use for an audition
  15. 33. A level of meaning implicit or underlying the surface of script
  16. 34. A major division in the action of a play
  17. 36. Spoken interchange or conversation between two or more characters, or, loosely defined, the speech of a single character