Dramatic & Theatrical Terms

Hot seating takes place when...

• A character creates a scene with multiple still images to explain a conflict.

• A character is questioned by the group about his/her background, actions and motivations.

• A character uses gesture and posture to express his/her thoughts and feelings.

_______ , a warm-up or devising technique, may also be referred to as freeze frame or tableau.

Role: "I am a singer."

_______: "I am an award-winning singer with anger management issues, a drinking problem, and a fear of spiders."

• Conflict

• Stimulus

• Characterisation

Asking and answering the 'Ws' can be used as a characterisation technique. State some of those 'Ws':

This image is an example of which theatrical technique?

The following are ways to creating a character through physicality, EXCEPT

• Gesture

• Posture

• Unspoken ideas

• Facial expression

Which of the following best explains the term "dynamics"?

• An approach to theatre-making that focuses on the combined output of all the members of a group of performers working together, rather than emphasising individual performances.

• Variations in levels of energy, physical movement, pace or emotional intensity in a scene. Also used in technical theatre to describe the difference between levels of sound.

• Drama in which characters offer two or more opposing points of view on social or political issues and seek to establish the truth through reasoned discourse.

• The person responsible for deciding the artistic interpretation of a performance of a play; they work with actors and designers to bring their vision to the stage, and will guide or assist actors in developing an effective performance of their role.

The internal or external struggle between opposing forces, ideas, or interests that

creates dramatic tension is called _______.

_______ refers to the atmosphere created by unresolved, disquieting or inharmonious situations that human beings feel compelled to address, and may be caused by

a threat to a character or confrontation between characters, creating a sense of anxiety in the audience; alternatively, it may be created by the tasks or different objectives characters set themselves, such as: Will they succeed? Who will win?

• Conflict

• Dynamics

• Rhythm

• Tension

How would you describe "proxemics" to other people?