drama

Question 1

The word drama coms from the Greek word meaning

Answer 1

action

Question 2

drama is written and performed by ___ and an ____

Answer 2

actors and and audience

Question 3

what are the two types of writing?

Answer 3

dialogue and stage directions

Question 4

a play can be presented in 2 ways, as ___ and ___

Answer 4

literature and as a performace

Question 5

what are the 2 types of drama

Answer 5

tragedy and comedy

Question 6

what happens in a tragedy

Answer 6

shows the downfall or death of a tragic hero

Question 7

what happens in a comedy

Answer 7

shows a conflict between opposite age groups ,genders ,or personality types. involves confusion, jokes, and happy endings

Question 8

a drama or play is a form of____

Answer 8

storytelling

Question 9

how is a play written

Answer 9

a play wright

Question 10

what form is a play written in?

Answer 10

script

Question 11

a playwright must write ____ and __________

Answer 11

dialogue, and stage directions

Question 12

what is dialogue

Answer 12

what characters say, and is used to reveal personalities

Question 13

what is a monologe

Answer 13

a speech made by one actor to one or more characters on stage

Question 14

what is a soliloquy

Answer 14

a speech by a single actor who is alone on stage speaking to himself or herself or to the audience

Question 15

what is an aside

Answer 15

when a character speaks to the audience or to another character without hearing other talk

Question 16

staging involves____, and brings the play to life

Answer 16

character movement, what they wear, lighting, scenery

Question 17

what are sets

Answer 17

scenery, backdrops, and furniture

Question 18

what are props

Answer 18

hand held objects that actors use on stage during the performance to support the action

Question 19

what is Dramatization

Answer 19

a play that was once a novel, folk tale, short story, biography, or other types of writing

Question 20

actors= cast, managing lights or working backstage=

Answer 20

crew

Question 21

what do producers do

Answer 21

pay for the production

Question 22

what does the director do

Answer 22

directs the show and actors

Question 23

lights are

Answer 23

the placement , intensity, and color of lights

Question 24

sound is

Answer 24

the effects an audience hears during the play to communicate character

Question 25

make up is

Answer 25

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