Intro to Drama

This is when one character, alone on stage, makes a long speech expressing their thoughts/feelings.

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Aside

• Soliloquy

What is a playwright?

• A piece of writing written for the stage.

• The non-spoken text of a play that conveys essential information about the context and action to the actors.

• A person who writes plays.

• A person who writes poems.

What is an Act?

• The overall storyline

• A subdivision of an act. It normally represents actions happening in one place at a time.

• The central ideas and key concerns explored in a text

• A major division of a theatre work consisting of one or more scenes.

What is dialogue?

• The exchange of spoken words between characters.

• The non-spoken text of a play that gives instructions to the characters.

• A piece of writing for the stage.

• The writer's purposeful use of language to achieve certain effects.

What does Setting refer to?

• The non-spoken text of a play that gives instructions to the actors.

• The overall storyline

• The time, place and physical environment in which the story unfolds.

• The mood created for readers.

What is a Scene?

• A subdivision of an act.

• A major devision of a theatre work.

• Where an incident took place.

• The time, place and physical details in which a situation occurs.

Where did Drama originate?

• USA

• France

• Greece

• UK

In which part of the plot diagram is dramatic tension created?

• Conflict

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Climax

The 3 Cs of drama are: Context, Character and ________.

The main character of a play is known as the __________.