Drama Quiz
Drama quiz for reading.
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- prompter
- a machine or person who helps you remember your lines
- flyspace
- directly above the acting space; used to lower things in
- costume
- what actors wear to show you you're in character
- dialogue
- the spoken words on the stage
- wings
- the area to the left or right of the stage
- set
- the furniture or background that stays
- downstage
- movement towards the audience
- plot
- events in a play or story
- amphitheater
- outside, level stage
- blackout
- all of the lights are out
- antagonist
- the main person representing evil
- dress rehearsal
- a run-through of the play including everything
- pantomime
- a play without dialogue
- strike
- when you remove all of the set and scenery after the play
- 1-act play
- few, flat characters; one problem or conflict; lasts 30 minutes
- ad lib
- adding lines to the script
- thrust theater
- platform, 3-side seating, intimate, audience next to stage
- comedy
- a funny or humorous play
- upstage
- moving away from the stage
- director
- the main person who oversees the entire play
- improvisation
- making it up on the spot
- conflicts
- person vs. person, self, nature, society
- protagonist
- the main character representing good
- character
- the imaginary person on stage
- playwright
- the person who writes the play
- actor
- the real person standing on the stage
- flats
- wooden frames used to build sets
- backstage
- behind the area where acting is taking place
- cue
- the action that tells you to begin
- proscenium theater
- elegant, curtain, opera pit
- cast
- the whole group of people that make up the play
- hand prop
- a prop easily moved on and off the stage
- make-up
- cosmetics used on the face or body
- 3-act play
- many characters; developed more completely; lasts anywhere from 1-3 hours; intermission
- round theater
- inside, people sit all around the stage
- tragedy
- depressing or sad play; ends on a low note
- amateur
- a non-professional actor
- audition
- to try out for a play