Acting Final- The Basics

A conversation among characters?

• Monologue

• Stage Direction

• Dialogue

• Speaking role

Plays are broken down into?

• Acts

• Scripts

• People

• Story type

What is another word for a problem in a drama?

• Issue

• Drama

• Fight

• Conflict

Acts can be broken down into?

• Monologues

• Scenes

• Different parts

• Genre

What are stage directions?

• A script

• What the actors read on stage

• Notes to the Actors, Directors, and readers

• The narrators lines

Items that Actors/ Characters carry or handle on stage are

Responsible for announcing "cues" during a production for lights, sound, sets, props, and actors during a show.

• Actress

• Stage Manager

• Sound Designer

• Stage Makeup Artist

Builds and designs sets for a production.  Works closely with director to get a sense of where the action is taking place.

• Set Designer
• Producer
• Costume Designer
• Music Director

Responsible for leading rehearsals, hiring, actors, and the overall vision of a production.

• Producer
• Makeup Artist
• Prop Master
• Director

What is Downstage?

• The part of the stage nearest the audience
• The part of the stage farthest from the audience
• The part of the stage left of the audience
• The area of the stage left of the actor