Vocabulary Review Final Exam

Vocabulary Review Final Exam

by Claudia Aguirre

​ACT

​A large division in a play

​ACTOR

​The real person on stage.

​AD LIB

​Spoken, composed, or performed without rehearsal

​ANTAGONIST

​The “villain”, or the character who sets up obstacles for the protagonist to overcome.

​ASIDE

​A line spoken to the audience or camera.

​COMEDY

​A story with a happy ending

​CUE

​A signal to begin action, dialogue or music

​DIALECT

​Forms and patterns of speech peculiar to a certain geographical region.

​DIALOGUE

​Conversation between two or more people.

​ENUNCIATION

​Pronouncing your words clearly

​FARCE

​A light dramatic composition with broadly satirical comedy and an improbable plot.

​IRONY

​The use of words to express something other than, and especially the opposite of their literal meaning – sarcasm?

​MONOLOGUE

​A solo scene for one actor

​PARODY

​A literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is imitated for comic effect.

​PLAYWRIGHT

​A person who writes plays

​PROJECTION

​Throwing your voice forward in a prominent way, so that you can be heard by everyone in the audience.

​PROP

​Any item used on stage

​PROTAGONIST

​The main character, or the hero, in a story

​SATIRE

​A literary work which makes fun of people, politics, celebrities, etc.

​SCENE

​A division of a play within an act

​SET

​Backdrops, furniture, platforms, etc., used to create a setting on stage.

​SETTING

​The imaginary time and place the stage area represents.

​STEREOTYPE

​A character who is easily recognized because he/she represents supposedly shared traits of a whole group of people

​TRAGEDY

​A story with an unhappy ending

​TRAVELER

​The upstage curtain

​Audience Etiquette

​The established practices and behavior that reinforce the community experience of theatre for all who attend performances. 

​Blocking

​The patterns and arrangements of actors’ movement on stage with respect to each other and the performance space; often referred to as “staging” 

​Ensemble

​A coordinated group of actors who work together for the common goal of a successful performance. 

​Guided Drama

​A scene, play, or drama activity that is led by a teacher or instructor. 

​Mime

​The art of showing a character or telling a story through movement and gestures non-verbally.

​Objective 

​The specific “want” or “need” of one character; the success is dependent on his or her overcoming the particular obstacles presented in the movement, scene, or play or on the actions of other characters. 

​Pantomime

​The art of acting without words through facial expression and gesture. 

​Side-Coaching

​Assistance given by the teacher/director as a fellow player to the student/actor during the solving of a problem to help keep him or her in focus.

​Stage Geography

​Areas of the stage that are used to denote where a scenery piece or actor is placed; often used in blocking. 

Multiple Choice

​A large division in a play

• Act

• Ad Lib

• Aside

• Scene

Multiple Choice

A division of a play within an act

• Act

• Ad Lib

• Aside

• Scene

Multiple Choice

The imaginary time and place the stage area represents.

• Set

• Setting

• Prop

• Traveler

Multiple Choice

The patterns and arrangements of actors’ movement on stage with respect to each other and the performance space; often referred to as “staging” 

• Mine

• Blocking

• Stage Geography

• Guided Drama

Multiple Choice

The art of showing a character or telling a story through movement and gestures non-verbally.

• Improvise

• Monologue

• Scene

• Mime

Multiple Choice

​The “villain”, or the character who sets up obstacles for the protagonist to overcome.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Playwright

• Dialogue

Multiple Choice

​A story with a happy ending

• Tragedy

• Comedy

• Stereotype

• Parody

Multiple Choice

A light dramatic composition with broadly satirical comedy and an improbable plot.

• Farce

• Irony

• Tragedy

• Comedy

Multiple Choice

​The established practices and behavior that reinforce the community experience of theatre for all who attend performances. 

• Cue

• Projection

• Side-Coaching

• Audience Etiquette

Multiple Choice

​The specific “want” or “need” of one character; the success is dependent on his or her overcoming the particular obstacles presented in the movement, scene, or play or on the actions of other characters. 

• Objective

• Cue

• Dialogue

• Ad Lib