Drama Terms

Question 1

Instructions given by a playwright to the director and actor.

Answer 1

Stage Directions

Question 2

Conversation between 2 or more characters

Answer 2

Dialogue

Question 3

Conflicts of characters presented to an audience

Answer 3

Drama

Question 4

acting on the spur of the moment with no preparation

Answer 4

Improvisation

Question 5

Taking the audience back in time to recall the past

Answer 5

Flashback

Question 6

Drama, with no word, only gestures and actions

Answer 6

Pantomime

Question 7

Items used in a ply by actors

Answer 7

Props

Question 8

Sides of the stage, in front of the curtain

Answer 8

Wings

Question 9

Part of the stage in front of the curtain

Answer 9

Apron

Question 10

words that signal the next actor to speak

Answer 10

Cue

Question 11

When an actor or actress positions himself towards the audience never turning his or her back.

Answer 11

Cheat out

Question 12

to plan or work out the movements of performers in a play; draw out a floor plan on a stage in to indicate placement of scenery, actors, etc.

Answer 12

Blocking