Drama Key Terms

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When a play is written in short scenes or episodes
Episodic
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The way the plot unfolds
Exposition
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A frame of timber covered with canvas or hardboard
Flat
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The section of the stage that projects in front of the curtain
Apron
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The place where the audience sits
Auditorium
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A history for a character and their background
Back story
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Performance space with no distinguishing features. Usually painted black with black curtains
Black box
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When all the lights go down. Usually to indicate a change in scene or the end of the performance
Blackout
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Defining the actors positioning and movement on stage. Happens early in the rehearsal process
Blocking
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Set that consists of three walls around a proscenium arch stage. Proscenium arch opening out as the fourth wall in the box
Box set
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Piece of fabric which covers the entire back wall of the stage. Used for projecting images and lighting onto
Cyclorama
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The positioning of characters in relation to each other. Often shows what the relationship is like between characters
Proxemics
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The way a character moves (e.g. fluidly)
Poise
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How high or low someone is in a hierarchical sense
Status
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The way a character walks
Gait
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How relaxed or tense an actors muscles are
Body tension
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The movement of an actors arms
Gesture
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The way an actor holds themselves
Posture
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How fast or slow something is
Pace
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How the voice is used to portray an emotion
Tone
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Texture of a voice
Voice quality
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How high or low the notes hit when speaking are
Pitch
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How quiet or loud an actor speaks
Volume
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Clarity of words
Diction
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Indicating where a character comes from
Accent
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The way the voice rises and falls and stresses put on different words
Intonation
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Stage where audience sits on one side only and faces the stage directly
Proscenium arch
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Where one actor is concealing the view of another actor for the audience
Masking
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Where one actor attracts the attention of the audience to themselves and away from the other actors onstage
Pulling focus
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Recalling upon a past experience in order to evoke an emotion and develop a relationship with their character
Emotion memory
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Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

The way the plot unfolds

Back

Exposition

Card 3

Front

A frame of timber covered with canvas or hardboard

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

The section of the stage that projects in front of the curtain

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

The place where the audience sits

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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