WorksheetsDramatic Performance Terminology
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
is when the actor speaks in a high, low or natural voice.
Pitch
Volume
Tone
Accent
the quality of your voice (ie) this suggests your mood and your intention towards the listener, eg happy, sad.
Pace
Accent
Tone
Volume
...is the speed with which you speak, eg the speed of response in an argument.
Tempo
Pace
Rhythm
Volume
...holding for a moment: a dramatic one of these at a crucial moment is very effective in performance.
Tempo
Accent
Pace
Pause
… is how loud/quiet you speak.
Volume
Pause
Pitch
Accent
…your voice reaches the back row of the theatre
Pause
Volume
Projection
Level
...tells the audience where your character comes from or their social class
Tone
Volume
Pitch
Accent
is a movement you make with your hands and arms to express an idea or meaning. An expressive movement of the body which can be subtle or exaggerated.
Posture
Gait
Stance
Gesture
Using your face to communicate age/emotions
Face Pose
Selfie
Facial Expressions
Face Emotions
In parenthesis or italics to give extra information to the actors. Tells actors their "position on the stage".
Stage Directions
Aside
dialogue
monologue
A conversation between two (or more) characters
Aside
Monologue
Dialogue
Imagery
The overall style of speech used by an actor to deliver his/her lines, including articulation, pacing, volume, and pitch. (We talked about Angelina Jolie and Kevin Hart in class!)
Pacing
Level
Gesture
Diction
To make exaggerated facial expressions at the audience.
Pitch
Mug
Stage
Diction
If you are walking away from the audience, you are walking _________________.
Upstage
Downstage
Stage Right
Stage Left
If the dancer is standing in the center of the stage and travels towards the audience, which stage direction will he/she be moving towards?
upstage
downstage
stage right
stage left
How are stage directions written?
written from the perspective of the audience facing the actors
written from the perspective of the actor facing the audience
written from the perspective of the script writer
written from the perspective of the stage director
What stage direction is the actor moving into when he or she turns to his or her right?
stage right
stage left
upstage
donwstage
What stage direction is the actor moving into when he or she turns to his or her left?
stage right
stage left
upstage
donwstage
Stage directions are determined by who's point of view?
Actor
Audience
The part of the stage that is furthest away from the audience
Downstage
Upstage
The part of the stage that is closest to the audience
Downstage
Upstage
The highness or lowness of your voice
Pitch
Projection
Inflection
Articulation
This means to have clear pronunciation
Projection
Inflection
Pitch
Articulation
A signal, either verbal or physical, that indicates something should happen
Upstage
Costume
Stage Directions
Cue
Acts are divided into parts, which are called ...
Cue
Play
Scenes
Downstage
The written form of the play
Script
Downstage
Cue
Theme
In a Drama the actors use ___________________ expressions.
facial
props
dialogue
actors
Small, movable objects used to show the actor's actions are...
Sets
Acts
Scenes
Props
A drama is divided into....
Sets
Chapters
Acts
Scenes
The stage direction "The scene opens in a dusty office" is an example of which category?
Time
Setting
Action
Emotions/Thoughts/Manners
This picture of the different stage directions is correct.
True
False
This picture shows center stage.
True
False
Stage dressing includes
the stage
the set
the backdrop
the props
the actors
The actors POSITION is...
Whether the actor is facing away from the audience, toward the audience, or standing so that the audience can see their side profile
The position of the top of an actor's head in relation to the audience- whether they are standing, sitting, crouching, or laying down
The actors LEVEL is...
Whether the actor is facing away from the audience, toward the audience, or standing so that the audience can see their side profile
The position of the top of an actor's head in relation to the audience- whether they are standing, sitting, crouching, or laying down
An actors' vocal quality is ...
highness or lowness of a voice
The characteristics that define the sound of a voice (e.g., raspy, shrill, chirpy, deep).
The placement and delivery of volume, clarity, and distinctness of voice for communicating to an audience.
This picture shows a "set": the painted structures of a stage set meant to suggest a particular location (sometimes a play will have multiple for different scenes or changing locations)
True
False
The moon and sky painted in the back of this set is called the...
stage dressing
center stage
backdrop
