Drama

Question 1

Acting

Answer 1

Use of face, body, and voice to portray character.

Question 2

Blocking

Answer 2

The physical arrangement of actors on a stage or movie set.

Question 3

Gestures

Answer 3

Any movement of the actor’s head, shoulder, arm, hand, leg, or foot to convey meaning.

Question 4

Facial expression

Answer 4

Physical and vocal aspects used by an actor to convey mood, feeling, or personality.

Question 5

Lighting

Answer 5

Helps communicate environment, mood, or feel.
Look for: Placement of lights
Intensity of lights
Color of lights

Question 6

Sound

Answer 6

Effects an audience hears during performance to communicate character, context, or environment.
Includes music.

Question 7

Makeup

Answer 7

costumes wigs, and body paint used to transforms an actor into a character.

Question 8

Plot
Initial incident

Answer 8

Event that “gets the story going.”

Question 9

Plot
Preliminary event

Answer 9

Whatever takes place BEFORE the action of the play this is directly related to the play

Question 10

Plot
Rising action

Answer 10

Series of events following the initial incident and before climax.

Question 11

Plot
Climax

Answer 11

Turning point of the play

Question 12

Plot
Falling action

Answer 12

Series of events following climax.

Question 13

Plot
Denouement/Resolution

Answer 13

Conclusion of the events.

Question 14

Dialogue

Answer 14

Conversation among characters.

Question 15

Aside

Answer 15

A comment made to the audience so that other characters don’t hear. Can also be towards another character where only the audience and the character hears. SHORT.

Question 16

Monologue

Answer 16

Long speech made by one character. SPEAKING TO ANOTHER CHARACTER.

Question 17

Soliloquy

Answer 17

Speech by a single actor who is ALONE (can be presumed alone by the character speaking) on stage revealing INNER thoughts. No one can hear, only audience.