Stage Directions Flashcards

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“_____ is heard, ___ and _____. The curtain rises as the music ____ away”

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“Music is heard, gay and bright. The curtain rises as the music fades away”

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“wheels on a _____ ______ table on which is a ____-______ machine”

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“wheels on a small typewriter table on which is a wire-recording machine”

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“His breath keeps ______the ______ of his voice”

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“His breath keeps breaking the rhythm of his voice”

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“She is in a ____ ____; he is _______ his shirt. Raw, _______ music accompanies their speech”

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“She is in a black slip; he is buttoning his shirt. Raw, sensuous music accompanies their speech”

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“_____, faces, ______, seem to be _____ in upon him”

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“sounds, faces, voices, seem to be swarming in upon him”

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“Suddenly, music , _____ and _____, stops him. It ____ in _____, almost to an ______ scream”

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“Suddenly, music, faint and high, stops him. It rises in intensity, almost to an unbearable scream”

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“As the ___ speeds off, the music _____ down in a ____ of sound”

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“As the car speeds off, the music crashes down in a frenzy of sound”

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“The music has developed into a ____ _____”

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“The music has developed into a dead march”

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“Only the music of the ____ is left on the ______ stage as over the house ____ towers of ______ _____ rise into sharp focus”

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“Only the music of the flute is left on the darkening stage as over the house hard towers of apartment buildings rise into sharp focus”

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