Drama

Front 1

BLOCKING

Back 1

a barrier/something in the way which interrupts the view of the audience.

Front 2

CHORUS

Back 2

one or more characters who comment on the action.

Front 3

COMEDY

Back 3

gets its humor from observation of the way characters behave. It is usually set in a historical period when there may have been strict rules of social behavior.

Front 4

CHARACTER

Back 4

part being played in a drama / a role created by an actor or writer as part of a presentation, which will be exemplified by external physical features and internal motivation. The character may be defined by, for example, his/her status, class, beliefs, personality, history, job and attitude.

Front 5

COMMENTARY

Back 5

thoughts about performance or other work.

Front 6

CONTEXT

Back 6

the situation or circumstances in which a piece of drama is set or devised, which may have historical, cultural or social influences.

Front 7

CONTRAST

Back 7

difference or opposite.

Front 8

DIALOGUE

Back 8

any speech on stage

Front 9

DEVISER

Back 9

the person who creates the piece of drama, whether it is improvised or scripted.

Front 10

IMPROVISATION

Back 10

developing drama from initial stimulus, usually without script.

Front 11

MIME

Back 11

non-speaking movement work.

Front 12

MONOLOGUE

Back 12

single speech by one character.

Front 13

MONTAGE

Back 13

a series or collection of stage pictures, often used when showing a series of events where the spectacle is as important as the characters, or as the plot, if there is any.

Front 14

NARRATIVE

Back 14

story or plot.

Front 15

PERFORMER

Back 15

the person who "does" the drama / communicates the drama to the audience through role, character and sometimes symbol.

Front 16

PLOT

Back 16

story or narrative.

Front 17

PROP

Back 17

object used on stage.

Front 18

GESTURE

Back 18

physical movement.

Front 19

CLIMAX

Back 19

The turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story. The climax represents the point of greatest tension in the work. The climax of John Updike's "A & P," for example, occurs when Sammy quits his job as a cashier.

Front 20

FLASHBACK

Back 20

Flashbacks are were you flash back to were the story started at the very beginning.

Front 21

SETTING

Back 21

The time, place and background were the plot is set.

Front 22

AUDIENCE

Back 22

The audience is the people who watch the performance.

Front 23

FREEZE FRAME

Back 23

Freeze Frame is were the members of a group use their bodies to make an image capturing an idea, theme, or moment in time; also called a group sculpture or still image or frozen image.

Front 24

MASKING

Back 24

Masking means blocking a person or object.

Front 25

TENSION

Back 25

where mental pressure or emotional intensity is used to provoke a response, focus attention, or heighten involvement.