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29 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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monologue
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a long, uniterrupted speech that is spoken in the presence of other characters
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exposition
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when the backround info. is revealedto the audience
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rising action
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the events that lead t the turning point of a story
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climax
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the point of greatest emotional intensity, intreast, or suspense in a narrative
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falling action
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all the action in a play that follows the turning point
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denouement
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the literal or "dictionary" meaning of a word
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USR
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up-stage right
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SR
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stage right
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DSR
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down-stade right
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US
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up-stage
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USL
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up-stage left
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CS
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center stage
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SL
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stage left
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DS
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down stage
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DSL
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down stage let
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cheating out
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when you face the audience more than the person that you are talking to
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cross
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moving from one place to another
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dramatic structure
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way of explaining the story line
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upstaging
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when a person is forced to face up stage
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gesture
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a movement that expresses emotion of idea
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subtext
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the meaning behind the words
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dialogue
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the words being spoken
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theme
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the main idea or the basic meaning of a literary
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objective
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the goal or task the charater is trying to accomplish
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improv.
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a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)
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tactic
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of or pertaining to arrangement or order
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blocking
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block out stage movements
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stage directions
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Areas of the stage
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scoring
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to write down the actions or emotions planned
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