Key Terms And Definitions

Question 1

Convey

Answer 1

To make contexts of the script more understandable

Question 2

Describe/Description

Answer 2

To ‘paint a picture,’ in details, in words of someone or something. In doing so you include characteristics or traits of the person or thing.

Question 3

Eclectic

Answer 3

A theatre style made up of a variety of other theatre styles.

Question 5

Examine

Answer 5

To study or inspect something in close detail in order to better understand it

Question 7

Given Circumstances

Answer 7

The environmental and situational conditions, which influence a character in a play.

Question 8

Structured Questions

Answer 8

A type of question requiring a specific response. The length of an answer to a structured question can vary but often only a short answer is required.

Question 9

Theatre Traditions

Answer 9

The ingredients that make up a theatre style and help to characterize it; they are long-held customs or methods.

Question 10

Barndoor

Answer 10

A metal device attached to the front of a light to define its beam

Question 11

Batten

Answer 11

A pipe to which scenery, curtains or lights is attached

Question 12

Catharsis

Answer 12

A release of repressed emotions.

Question 13

Denouement

Answer 13

The resolution of the plot of a play

Question 14

Dramatic Irony

Answer 14

A playwrighting technique where information is given to the audience that one or more characters in the play do not know

Question 15

Flies

Answer 15

The area above the stage where the lights and scenery are hung

Question 16

Masking

Answer 16

Where an actor (accidentally or deliberately) stands in front of another, preventing the audience from seeing them

Question 17

Monochromatic

Answer 17

Where the colors or tones used are all based on the same color

Question 18

Pathos

Answer 18

An element in drama that arouses feelings of pity and compassion in an audience

Question 19

Physicalisation

Answer 19

The skills the actor uses to bring a character to life on stage. This can include using the body to portray a character in the acting space.

Question 20

Prosecenium

Answer 20

An arch or opening between the stage and the audience

Question 21

Timbre

Answer 21

The character or quality of a sound

Question 22

Tragic Flaw

Answer 22

A failing of a character that leads to their downfall

Question 23

Walk-On

Answer 23

A very small acting part in a play or other performance type (usually with little or no dialogue