Cambridge IGCSE Drama Glossary

What is the space in which the actor may move in full view of the audience called?

• Acting area

• Acting style

• Action

• Analysis

What is a particular way of acting that reflects cultural and historical influences called?

• Acting area

• Acting style

• Action

• Analysis

What is the term for the movement or development of the plot or story in a play?

• Action

• Analysis

• Antagonist

• Apron

What is the process of examining how the elements of practical drama relate to each other in performance?

• Action

• Analysis

• Antagonist

• Apron

What is the opponent or adversary of the hero or main character of a drama called?

• Antagonist

• Apron

• Arena stage

• Articulation

What is the term for a type of stage without a frame or arch separating the stage from the auditorium?

• Arena stage

• Articulation

• Aside

• Auditorium

What is clarity or distinctness of speech referred to as?

• Articulation

• Aside

• Auditorium

• Audience configuration

What are lines spoken by an actor to the audience that are not supposed to be overheard by other characters called?

• Aside

• Auditorium

• Audience configuration

• Back projection

What is the part of a theatre, concert hall, or other space in which the audience sits called?

• Auditorium

• Audience configuration

• Back projection

• Backdrop

What is the method of projecting images onto a translucent screen from behind called?

• Back projection

• Backdrop

• Beat

• Black box