Drama Elements Review Test Tomorrow!
the list of characters in a play--usually including a short description of each What is…
DRAMATIS PERSONAE What is…
the largest division inside of a play/drama What is…
an ACT What is…
the list of actors playing each role in a drama What is…
the CAST What is…
the information given at the beginning of each scene and also inside the lines of dialogue What is…
STAGE DIRECTIONS What is…
the conversation between characters What is…
DIALOGUE What is…
a long speech given by a single character meant for an audience What is…
MONOLOGUE What is…
a long speech given by a single character- but to no intended audience...it’s like listening in to his/her inner thoughts and feelings What is…
SOLILOQUY What is…
a comment made by a character to the audience that no other person on stage “hears” What is…
an ASIDE What is…
the person who wrote the play Who is…
the PLAYWRIGHT Who is…
the person in charge of the entire production of the drama Who is…
the DIRECTOR Who is…
the man from more than 2000 years ago who wrote about the most important elements of drama Who is…
ARISTOTLE Who is…
the origin of drama--where were the first ones created to be performed on stage Where is…
GREECE Where is…
the area on stage closest to the audience Where is…
DOWNSTAGE Where is…
the area to the back of the stage--farthest away from the audience Where is…
UPSTAGE Where is…
downstage and upstage labeled that way? Why is…
STAGES USED TO BE SLANTED! Why is…
the genre of drama that is humorous and often (at least in Shakespeare’s case) ended in marriage What is…
COMEDY What is…
the genre of drama that ends in the death of at least one major character What is…
TRAGEDY What is…
the stage and all of the large props that create the setting What is…
the SET What is…
the objects that help develop characterization or plot throughout a play What is…
PROPS What is…
the clothing that actors wear to develop the characterization of the roles they are playing What is…
COSTUMES What is…
the purpose of stage directions at the beginning of a scene What is…
to help the director and set design team know how to create the stage and major props What is…
the purpose of stage directions inside the lines of dialogue What is…
to tell the actor how to deliver the lines (facial expressions, emotion, body language, stage movement, etc) What is…
the practicing of the play before the main show What is…
REHEARSAL What is…
the different divisions of each act in a play--usually change because of a change in setting or the characters on stage What is…
SCENES What is…
the smallest division of a play--the words that the actors/characters say What is…
LINES What is…
Scene 1 Abby and Polly walk in stage right. The room is brightly lit with Christmas lights and is full of holiday decorations. What is wrong with this?
Stage directions at the beginning of scenes are supposed to be centered and italicized. What is wrong with this?
Scene 2 (Abby and Polly run out into the cold night. Trees are heavy with snow and the porch light glows merrily.) So is this correct?
NOPE! Stage directions at the beginning of each scene are NOT supposed to have parentheses around them. So is this correct?
Abby: “Did you see him in there?” Polly: “Yeah! Sooo cute!” Abby: “Ahhhh. If only he would notice me!” There are three errors...Can you find them?
ABBY: Did you see him in there? POLLY: Yeah! Sooo cute! ABBY: Ahhhh. If only he would notice me! Error 1: Characters’ names are to be in all caps. Error 2: Characters’ names are to be bolded. Error 3: You do not put quotation marks around their lines-- obviously they are saying it--it’s a play, and the dialogue is what drives it! :) There are three errors...Can you find them?
ABBY: Did you see him in there? (in a hushed, confidential tone) POLLY: Yeah! Sooo cute! ABBY: Ahhhh. If only he would notice me! (while throwing her arms up into the air) There are two errors...Can you find them?
ABBY: (in a hushed, confidential tone) Did you see him in there? POLLY: Yeah! Sooo cute! ABBY: (while throwing her arms up into the air) Ahhhh. If only he would notice me! Error 1: Stage directions inside lines of dialogue are to be both italicized and in parentheses Error 2: If stage directions are telling the actors how to deliver a line (emotion, tone, body language, etc), they need to come BEFORE the line he/she says. There are two errors...Can you find them?
Isabella and Rory are planning a surprise party for their best friend Natasha. Place: Isabella’s room. Time: Present Day. Conflict: They can’t decide the theme of the party. Remember--use correct dramatic format...title, setting, dramatis personae, both types of stage directions, and at least 4 lines of dialogue written correctly! Now write the beginning of a play using this:
A Birthday Surprise Dramatis Personae Isabella--a control freak Rory--a natural leader Natasha--a sweet, quiet girl Time: Present Day Place: Isabella’s Room, Natasha’s Backyard Sample of how it should look...
Scene 1 The curtain rises on a teen girl’s room. There are boy band posters over the walls, pink curtains, and tons of girly clutter everywhere. The girls sit on the bed. ISABELLA: (with an exasperated tone) Well, I still say that we should do a Hawaiian theme! RORY: (trying to remain patient) Izzy, you know that theme has been done again and again. Let’s do something more original. ISABELLA: (scowling) You always get your way. I’m so tired of you pushing us all around! RORY: (looking shocked) Are you crazy!? I’m just trying to make sure our best friend’s birthday is awesome!! Sample of how it should look...