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General Drama Terms Flashcards

To be able to be familiar with these terms and use these terms in my essays when describing

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Acting Style

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The style in which you are acting in, for instance naturalistic, stylised etc.

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Actor - audience relationship

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The relationship created between the actor and the
audience.

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Atmosphere

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The feeling and emotion that is created.

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Blocking

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The moves of the actors on stage.

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Central character/complex
character/important character/ main
character/pivotal character

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The most important character in the drama or a
character key to the drama.

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Minor character

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A character who is less important to the plot and
themes.

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Characterisation

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The investigation and portrayal of a character .

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Character behaviour/
interaction/relationship

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The way a character acts and responds to others.

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Climax

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The most dramatic point in the play.

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Context: dramatic context/ social
context / political context / cultural
context

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The world in which the play is happening in. What
is happening in society and culture the characters
are living in.

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Design Concepts

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Ideas for the design of the production; for instance,
lighting, costume, set etc.

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Dialogue

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The spoken word between characters.

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Drama Media

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Projections, video footage, sound scapes etc.

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Drama Process

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The steps taken from responding to stimulus or text,
to the performance day.

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Dramatic Features

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These are key areas in a production, such as, Plot
and plot twists,themes and issues, dramatic
tension, dramatic irony, character motivation,
character relationships, key moments, genre, form,
purpose, setting, period, style, target audience,
mood and atmosphere.

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Dramatic tension / points of tension
/ moments of tension

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Tense and exciting moments in the play.

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Dramatic Irony

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Actions or remarks whose significance is not
realised by all the characters.

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Duologues

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A conversation between two characters.

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Eposodic Structure

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Series of scenes or stories linking together by a
comon theme, character or setting etc. It does not
need to link to the same storyline.

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Focus

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Key moment, scene, character, relationship or
event in a drama.

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Given Circumstances

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Textual information given to an actor about a
character or moment (this cannot be altered). This
will help them to play the character and situation
true to the text.

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Ground Plans

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A drawing or image that gives a birds eye view of
the set, acting area and audeince position.

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Key Scene

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One of the most important scenes in the drama.

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Key Moment

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A moment in the drama which is integral to the plot.

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Language

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The words used by the characters during the play.
This can determine class, personality, feelings etc.

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Message

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The overall point to be communicated.

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Mood

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The feeling or emotion of a moment or piece.

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Original production / original
staging / stage configurations

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Orignial production - The first performance of
something like Antigone in Greek times. Original
Staging – Unique use of staging. Stage
Configurations – Audience are in relation to action.

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Performance Analysis

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The analysation and critique on a performance you
have seen.

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Performance Concepts

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Ideas and techniques you have used as an actor
when developing your character; voice, movement,
bloking etc

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Pre-show

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A part of the production which adds depth to the
plot like the dancing in the woods in the Cruicible
for instance.

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Plot

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The Storyline/Scenario

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Plot Twists

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Sections of he storyline that are unpredictable and
take the plot on a different track.

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Protagonist and Antagonist

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Protagonist: Main character in the drama.
Antagonist: The enemy or the competitor

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Purpose

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The point of the drama, what the aim of the
produciton is. This could also link to the purpose of
your character in the piece.

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Stage Proxemics

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The positioning and distance of characters on stage
to give dramatic impact.

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Rehearsal Activities

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Exercises carried out during rehearsals to aid
characterisation and plot development.

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Set

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Objects, flats and furniture we see on stage to help
create the setting.

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Setting

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The location the drama takes place, for instance, a
house, a park etc.

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Site Specific Theatre

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A piece of theatre created about/for a specific
location and is then performed there to add impact.

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Special effects

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Effects to help create illusions in the theatre; strobe
lighting, glitterballs, smoke machines, pyrotechnics
etc.

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Textual evidence

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Information drawn from the text to support decisions
or opinions.

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Traditional theatre

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A piece of theatre that is original from a country or
culture

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Stage Imagery

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Visual ideas brought to life on stage which
represent an message/emotion/ idea.

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Status

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Importance relative to other characters.

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Stimulus

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A starting point for a Drama (photo, script, word,
prop, setting etc.)

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Subtext

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The underlying meaning of the spoken word or
movements.

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Symbols and imagery

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A representation of another meaning.

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Target Audience

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The audience who are most suited for the
production.

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Tension

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A build up of excitement.

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Textual analysis

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Analysing the words of a text to create a meaning

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Theatrical Background

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The experience a person has in theatre or the
background/history of a play.

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Themes and Issues

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The main topics and points of the play.

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Time period / passage of time /
shifts in time

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When the drama is happening in relation to date

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Positioning

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Placement on the stage.

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Use of levels

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Contrast of height used in positioning, this could be
with actors or set.

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Venue

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The theatre or place the drama takes place in.

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