W1 - Reading Drama Flashcards
Characters listing at the beginning of a play
dramatis personae
What do stage directions indicate
- Enter/ Exit
- How they move around
- How they handle material objects
How is called the section farthest away from the audience
upstage
Closest area to the audience is ________.
downstage
Area to the actor’s right
Right Stage
Left Stage
Area to the actor’s left
The midpoint of the stage is called its ______
center
What the characters say to each other (or to the audience) during the play…
spoken text or dialogue
physical language of the play: the gestures and movements
action text
the unspoken thoughts, feelings, and intentions of the characters that underlie and prompt the action and spoken texts.
Subtext
spoken text or dialogue
What the characters say to each other (or to the audience) during the play…
action text
physical language of the play: the gestures and movements
Subtext
the unspoken thoughts, feelings, and intentions of the characters that underlie and prompt the action and spoken texts.
