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12 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Monolouge
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An uninterupted speech given by one character in a play. you should consider including atleast one in your play.
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Dialouge
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The words characters say to eachother in a play. Dialouge reveals what the characters personalities, desiers, and what they are thinking
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Stage Directions
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Tell the actors where to stand, how to move, facial expressions, and tone of voice. Dialouge should compliment stage directions.
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Setting
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Where and when your scene takes place.
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At Rise
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What the characters are doing when the stage lights go on and the curtain goes up.
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Characters
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The players in your scene. You should have one central (main) character and he or she must have a problem. All characters must be “real” people with ages, backgrounds, personality traits, desires, etc.
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Event
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What happens that makes this day different from any other day? (This is also known as the “Passover Question.”) What’s going on that’s out of the ordinary? What is the incident that leads to your central character’s emergency?
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Emergency
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What’s going on that makes a character take action (or makes a character want to take action).
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Taking Action
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When a character takes steps to get what he or she wants because of the emergency; these steps will cause a change
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Conflict
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The problem or struggle your central character faces. What’s stopping him or her from getting what he or she wants?
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Resolution
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How everything ends; the final result.
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Message
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The theme – what your play is about, the “big idea.”
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