WorksheetsDrama terminology
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What do you call the person who writes plays
Author
Playhard
Playwright
Playwrong
What's the printed copy of a play called?
Novel
Book
Script
A major play is usually divided into
Chapters
Parts
Acts
Multitudes
A small portion of a play is named
Part
Scene
Minute
Petite
An actress is a
Man
Woman
Both
All the performers selected to portray characters is called the
Cast
Actor
Director
People
A Director
cleans the stage
gives directions to lost people
instructs actors on how to portray characters
instructs musicians on how to play their instruments
The building where a play is performed is called a
Building
Stage
Colosseum
Theater
The area which is closest to the audience is called
Backstage
Center stage
Downstage
Stage left/right
The area furthest away from the audience is called
Upstage
Backstage
Center stage
Downstage
Canvas-covered wooden frames used for scenery are called
Visages
Frames
Flats
Figures
Some stage directions which could be yelled by the Director could be
Next, Stop, Get Out
Furthermore, Finally, Regards
Cue, Cut, Exit
Start, Finish
The main storyline is called a
Plot
Device
Red Thread
Verse
The basic idea of the play is called the
Theme
Baseline
Core
Foundation
A conversation between two or more characters is called a
Monologue
Soliloquy
Dialogue
Talk
Actors use these items to help represent characters or tell a story
Light & Shadows
Costumes & Props
Uniforms & Spears
Pictures & Books
This is what it is called when actors make up or perform without preparation
Rehearsal
Performance
Acting
Improvisation
When actors communicate without speaking, using only facial and body gestures it is called
Gesturing
Pantomime
Role-Playing
Spectacle
When actors copy or imitate something very closely it is called
Mimicry
Copying
Similaire Behaviour
Mirror Play
The two types of Greek Drama are
Romance & Action
Fantasy & Realism
Tragedy & Comedy
Better & Worse
