To help you revise drama terms and to check what you already know, rewrite the following in your copy, inserting the correct words from the list.
backdrop rehearsal set
theatre scenes
playwright
monologue dialogue cast
sub-plot climax
costumes
The writer of drama is called a dr working in the th
would ask about the s Then I would want a good p
relationships characters setting theme acts
major or pl
dramatist plot
props soliloquy
stage directions minor
. If I were
and choosing a play for our next performance, I (time and place where the story happens). (storyline) and well written d
(conversation in a play). Interesting c interesting re
s (people in a play) who have ps are also very important. Our audience would expect the story to lead to a powerful c and make a b
We would also have to fi nd p Our actors need c
d x (the
moment of greatest drama or excitement). For our play, we would have to design a stage s
s (moveable objects needed for the play). es (the clothes they will wear) to suit their
characters and the storyline. Each actor will perform either a m important) or a m s
be spoken). In r
(very (smaller) role. Actors must pay attention to the s (the playwright’s instructions for how the lines should sal (practice sessions for a play), we would discuss the t (the central idea) of the play with the director and c s. It might have a s -p
If we chose a play by Shakespeare, it would be presented in fi ve a subdivided into smaller s
or s
(group of actors). s, each
t (a secondary
story running alongside the main story). I would have to be at my acting best when speaking a m am thinking).
360 FIRE & ICE 2 uy (a speech which says aloud what I p (the design at the back of the stage).
Answers
that use correct vocabulary are highly rewarded in the final examination. Make sure that you understand and can spell all these terms properly.
