Drama - Y7 - British Playwrights

Who is a person that writes a play?

• Director

• Actor

• Playwright

• Narrator

What is a practical exercise allowing you to explore a story, theme, or play by acting out the key moments?

• Blocking

• Whoosh

• Narration

• Devising

What is a frozen picture which communicates meaning and can provide a snapshot of a moment with a clear focus upon use of levels, body language, and facial expression?

• Still Image

• Thought Tracking

• Choral Speech

• Transitions

When a character steps out of a scene to address the audience about how they're feeling, what is this called?

• Narration

• Blocking

• Thought Tracking

• Roleplay

What do we call it when an actor adds a spoken commentary for the audience about the action taking place on stage?

• Devising

• Narration

• Choral Speech

• Flexible Casting

Which term describes creating your own performance, usually in response to a stimulus, without a script?

• Blocking

• Acting

• Devising

• Directing

What is it called when a group of actors speak a line at the same time to create a dramatic effect?

• Choral Speech

• Thought Tracking

• Narration

• Co-operation

What is the process of rehearsing a scene and developing the actors' movements and where they stand in relation to one another?

• Directing

• Blocking

• Acting

• Sliding

What term refers to a part that can be played by any gender (male or female) or by a number of different actors?

• Flexible Casting

• Ensemble

• Roleplay

• Blocking

What is the term for moving from one still image to another, which can be done in slow motion or with dialogue?

• Blocking

• Transitions

• Devising

• Whoosh