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- 2. a modern idea that drama is a plurimedial form of art
- 3. a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period
- 6. story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images and shown in a theater or on television; a motion picture
- 9. a style of physical comedy used in movies, tv shows, cartoons, and plays. Involves chases, silly and exaggerated movements
- 11. place that is believed to be the origin of Western theater
- 12. comparatively simple narrative
- 15. the first performance or exhibition
- 18. designated space for the performance of productions
- 19. conversation between 2 or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie
- 24. a category of artistic composition as in music, or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or, subject matter
- 26. when people tend to express their emotions in an exaggerated, demanding, reactive, and toxic way
- 27. type of drama that takes on features of satire as it fixes on professions of virtue and the practices contradict them
- 28. a place that is often called the cradle of Western Civilization
- 31. a genre of drama that portrays the suffering or terrible events that happen to a main character
- 33. relating to acting, actors or the theater
- 35. a film or play that runs between 80-180 minutes long, follows a traditional 3-act structure with many characters and a large budget
- 37. a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century
- 38. a culture that had a way of investigating the world they lived in and what it meant to be human
- 41. a building or outdoor area in which plays and other dramatic performances are given
- 44. a work of drama, usually consisting mostly of dialogue between characters and intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading
- 45. relating to ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture
- 46. form of ancient Greek drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy
- 49. a play or movie in which singing and dancing are an essential part
- 51. type of drama where a play is not intended to be performed on stage, but read by a solitary reader out oud in a large group
- 52. genre of fiction that involves characters falling in love or having a romantic relationship
- 53. relating to melodrama
- 55. causing or involving great suffering, fear or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious
- 56. performed without utterance; unspoken
- 58. the script of a movie, including acting instructions and stage directions
- 61. a person whose professions is acting on stage, in movies, or on television
- 62. literature in the form of prose that describes imaginary events and people
- 65. large festival in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus central event were theatrical performances of tragedies and comedies
- 69. a comedic dramatic work using buffoonery and horse play and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situation
- 70. literature that is written in verse and emphasizes the rhythmic use of words to create imagery
- 71. a play for theater, radio, or television
- 72. central idea, message, or lesson that is explored through a work
- 73. Russian author and playwright
- 75. a classic tragedian of ancient Athens
- 76. a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger
- 77. movie or image made using animation techniques
- 78. Russian dramatist and author
- 79. causing indignation or disgust; offensive
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- 1. relating to drama or the performance or study of drama
- 4. a type of poem or song that expresses personal emotions or thoughts
- 5. consisting of official pieces of written, printed, and other matter
- 7. use of humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices
- 8. someone who was the principle performer
- 10. a state or feeling of excited or anxious, uncertainty about what may happen
- 13. a form of humor that imitates and exaggerates someone or something for comedic effect or ridicule
- 14. of or relating to comedy; comical sense
- 15. a theater
- 16. a modern episodic drama that seeks to provoke objective understanding of a social problem through a series of loosely connected scenes that avoid illusion and often interrupted the action to address the audience
- 17. Roman dramatist born in 195BC, Carthage, N. Africa
- 18. a published, broadcast, or recorded work that continues the story or develops the theme of an earlier work
- 20. activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper and composing text
- 21. modern heroic narrative resembling the Icelandic heroic stories
- 22. mental sharpness and inventiveness; keen intelligence
- 23. a type of drama that is a liturgical drama or religious theatrical performance, in the Roman Catholic tradition largely limited to the Middle Ages
- 25. someone who is the principle performer
- 29. genre of literature, film, and television that is meant to scare, startle, shock, and even repulse audiences
- 30. written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit
- 32. large, organized group of singers especially one that performs together with an orchestra or opera company
- 34. the rhythmical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse
- 36. ancient Greek poet, was first actor in Greek drama and inventor of tradegy
- 39. drama comprising of several genres, serious and humorous, and extends chronologically from the beginnings of literature in the 3rd century BCE down into the imperial period
- 40. a situational comedy
- 41. a play containing elements of both comedy and tragedy
- 42. an approach to acting that aims for a unified effect achieved by all members of a cast working together on behalf of the play, rather than individual performances
- 43. move rhythmically to music, typically following a series of steps
- 44. an instance of an actor playing a part in a movie or play; a performance
- 47. an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
- 48. an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events
- 50. a box; a small separating seating area in the auditorium or audience for a limited number of people for private viewing of a performance or event
- 54. a small character part in a play or movie, played by a distinguished actor or celebrity
- 57. a genre of drama that appeals to the emotions of the audience with exaggerated plots and characters
- 59. a short play or dramatic piece
- 60. having existed many years ago
- 61. dramatic conflict between the chief characters
- 63. the direction or production of movies for the theater or television
- 64. a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral
- 66. the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves
- 67. of the highest quality or standing
- 68. a system used to broadcast programs for entertainment
- 70. the act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment
- 74. drama that did not take off until after the 19th century due to strict government censorship