Theatre

Question 1

Dramatic Play

Answer 1

informal theatrical study, e.g. rehearsal or creating skits in class

Question 2

Elements of Drama: Spectacle

Answer 2

Technical aspects of a performance, for example: sets, props, costumes, lights, etc.

Question 3

Performance

Answer 3

formal presentation of theatrical performance, would include an audience and technical elements

Question 4

Elements of Drama: Character

Answer 4

The “who” in the play. Can be human, animal, or even a natural entity or emotion

Question 5

Elements of Drama: Diction

Answer 5

Language that is used by the playwright (language or dialogue)

Question 6

Conventions of Theatre

Answer 6

rules or guidelines used in a performance to create the world of the play

Question 7

Elements of Drama: Plot

Answer 7

The action in the drama

Question 8

Elements of Drama: Melody

Answer 8

Music or what is communicated by the chorus

Question 9

Elements of Drama / Elements of Theatre

Answer 9

Terms that Aristotle first developed to explain how good dramatic performances were created

plot, character, thought, diction, melody, or spectacle

Question 10

Elements of Drama: Thought

Answer 10

What the audience learns in the course of a performance (can also be called moral or theme)