THE BIG BIG THE BIG BIG DRAMA QUIZDRAMA QUIZ

SEE IF YOU CAN REMEMBER THE SEE IF YOU CAN REMEMBER THE DEFINITION FOR THE DRAMA DEFINITION FOR THE DRAMA

TERMS…TERMS…

PART 1: DRAMA PART 1: DRAMA FORMSFORMS

PLAY SCRIPTED OR PLAY SCRIPTED OR IMPROVISEDIMPROVISED

DIALOGUE, WITH DIALOGUE, WITH CHARACTERS AND A CHARACTERS AND A

NARRATIVENARRATIVE

COMEDYCOMEDY

A DRAMA WHICH IS A DRAMA WHICH IS

FUNNY/COMICAL FUNNY/COMICAL

DANCE DRAMADANCE DRAMA

A DRAMA PRESENTED A DRAMA PRESENTED THROUGH DANCE THROUGH DANCE

MOVEMENTSMOVEMENTS

DOCU-DRAMADOCU-DRAMA

A DOCUMENTARY STYLE A DOCUMENTARY STYLE DRAMA WITH DRAMA WITH

RECONSTRUCTION OF RECONSTRUCTION OF EVENTSEVENTS

FORUM THEATREFORUM THEATRE

A PLAY WHERE THE AUDIENCE A PLAY WHERE THE AUDIENCE SUGGEST CHANGES TO SUGGEST CHANGES TO EFFACT THE OUTCOMESEFFACT THE OUTCOMES

MIMEMIME

STYLISED MOVEMENT TO STYLISED MOVEMENT TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF CREATE THE ILLUSION OF

REALITYREALITY

MONOLOGUEMONOLOGUE

A CHARACTER SPEAKS THEIR A CHARACTER SPEAKS THEIR THOUGHTS ALOUDTHOUGHTS ALOUD

MUSICALMUSICAL

DRAMA INCLUDING SONGDRAMA INCLUDING SONG

PANTOMIMEPANTOMIME

CHRISTMAS THEATRICAL CHRISTMAS THEATRICAL ENTERTAINMENT USUALLY ENTERTAINMENT USUALLY

BASED ON A FAIRYTALEBASED ON A FAIRYTALE

TRAGEDYTRAGEDY

A DRAMA ABOUT UNHAPPY A DRAMA ABOUT UNHAPPY EVENTS AND WITH A SAD EVENTS AND WITH A SAD

ENDINGENDING

MOVEMENTMOVEMENT

USING THE BODY AS THE USING THE BODY AS THE SOLE MEANS OF SOLE MEANS OF COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION

PART 2: CONVENTIONSPART 2: CONVENTIONS

ASIDEASIDE

A REMARK TO THE AUDIENCE A REMARK TO THE AUDIENCE ONLYONLY

FLASHBACKFLASHBACK

ACTING OUT AN EVENT IN ACTING OUT AN EVENT IN THE PASTTHE PAST

FLASHFORWARDFLASHFORWARD

ACTING OUT A FUTURE OR ACTING OUT A FUTURE OR IMAGINED EVENTIMAGINED EVENT

FREEZE FRAMEFREEZE FRAME

AN ACTION FROZEN IN TIMEAN ACTION FROZEN IN TIME

FROZEN PICTUREFROZEN PICTURE

AN IMAGE, CREATED ON AN IMAGE, CREATED ON STAGE, HELD WITHOUT STAGE, HELD WITHOUT

MOVEMENTMOVEMENT

MIMEMIME

STYLISED MOVEMENT WHICH STYLISED MOVEMENT WHICH CREATES THE ILLUSION OF CREATES THE ILLUSION OF

REALITYREALITY

MONOLOGUEMONOLOGUE

WHEN A CHARACTER SPEAKS WHEN A CHARACTER SPEAKS THEIR THOUGHT ALOUDTHEIR THOUGHT ALOUD

MOVEMENTMOVEMENT

USE OF THE BODY AS THE USE OF THE BODY AS THE SOLE MEANS OF SOLE MEANS OF COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION

NARRATIONNARRATION

WHEN PARTS OF THE STORY WHEN PARTS OF THE STORY ARE TOLD BY A NARRATORARE TOLD BY A NARRATOR

SLOW MOTIONSLOW MOTION

MOVEMENT PERFORMED AT A MOVEMENT PERFORMED AT A SLOWED DOWN SPEEDSLOWED DOWN SPEED

SOLILOQUYSOLILOQUY

A LENGTHY SPEECH MADE A LENGTHY SPEECH MADE WHEN NO OTHER WHEN NO OTHER

CHARACTERS ARE ON STAGECHARACTERS ARE ON STAGE

TABLEAUTABLEAU

(CREDIT TERM FOR A FROZEN (CREDIT TERM FOR A FROZEN PICTURE)PICTURE)

AN IMAGE, CREATED ON AN IMAGE, CREATED ON STAGE, HELD WITHOUT STAGE, HELD WITHOUT

MOVEMENTMOVEMENT

PART 3: VOICE TERMSPART 3: VOICE TERMS

ACCENTACCENT

WAY OF SPEAKING IN A LOCAL WAY OF SPEAKING IN A LOCAL AREA OR COUNTRYAREA OR COUNTRY

ARTICULATIONARTICULATION

CLEAR PRONUNCIATION OF CLEAR PRONUNCIATION OF WORDSWORDS

CLARITYCLARITY

CLEARNESS OF THE VOICECLEARNESS OF THE VOICE

DIALOGUEDIALOGUE

A CONVERSATION BETWEEN A CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO OR MORE CHARACTERSTWO OR MORE CHARACTERS

EMPHASISEMPHASIS

THE STRESS ON A WORD OR THE STRESS ON A WORD OR PHRASEPHRASE

FLUENCYFLUENCY

NATURAL, FLOWING SPEECHNATURAL, FLOWING SPEECH

INTONATIONINTONATION

RISING AND FALLING OF THE RISING AND FALLING OF THE VOICE IN SPEECHVOICE IN SPEECH

PACEPACE

SPEED OF SPEECHSPEED OF SPEECH

PAUSEPAUSE

A BREAK IN SPEAKING; A A BREAK IN SPEAKING; A PERIOD OF SILENCEPERIOD OF SILENCE

PITCHPITCH

HOW HIGH OR LOW THE HOW HIGH OR LOW THE VOICE ISVOICE IS

REGISTERREGISTER

APPROPRIATE SPEECH FOR APPROPRIATE SPEECH FOR THE PERSON BEING SPOKEN THE PERSON BEING SPOKEN TO, OR FOR THE SITUATIONTO, OR FOR THE SITUATION

STAGE WHISPERSTAGE WHISPER

A LOUD WHISPER INTENDED A LOUD WHISPER INTENDED TO BE HEARD BY THE TO BE HEARD BY THE

AUDIENCEAUDIENCE

TIMINGTIMING

SPEAKING, MOVING OR SPEAKING, MOVING OR PAUSING AT EXACTLY THE PAUSING AT EXACTLY THE

RIGHT MOMENT RIGHT MOMENT

TONETONE

CHANGING OF VOICE TO CHANGING OF VOICE TO EXPRESS EMOTIONEXPRESS EMOTION

VOLUMEVOLUME

LOUDNESS OR QUIETNESS OF LOUDNESS OR QUIETNESS OF THE VOICETHE VOICE

PART 4 SET DESIGN PART 4 SET DESIGN TERMSTERMS

BACK CLOTHBACK CLOTH

CANVAS CLOTH WHICH CANVAS CLOTH WHICH COVERS THE BACK OF THE COVERS THE BACK OF THE STAGE, CAN BE PAINTEDSTAGE, CAN BE PAINTED

BARBAR

HORIZONTALLY FLOWN ROD HORIZONTALLY FLOWN ROD (USUALLY METAL) FROM (USUALLY METAL) FROM

WHICH SCENERY, LIGHTING WHICH SCENERY, LIGHTING AND OTHER EQUIPMENT IS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT IS

SUSPENDEDSUSPENDED

CLOTHCLOTH

AREA OF SCENIC CANVAS AREA OF SCENIC CANVAS HANGING VERTICALLYHANGING VERTICALLY

CYCLORAMACYCLORAMA

THE BACK WALL OF THE THE BACK WALL OF THE STAGE WHICH CAN BE STAGE WHICH CAN BE

PAINTED OR LITPAINTED OR LIT

DOWNSTAGEDOWNSTAGE

THE AREA OF THE STAGE THE AREA OF THE STAGE CLOSEST TO THE AUDIENCECLOSEST TO THE AUDIENCE

ENTRANCEENTRANCE

A PLACE ON THE SET A PLACE ON THE SET THROUGH WHICH THE ACTOR THROUGH WHICH THE ACTOR

MAY APPEAR ON STAGEMAY APPEAR ON STAGE

EXITEXIT

A PLACE ON THE SET A PLACE ON THE SET THROUGH WHICH THE ACTOR THROUGH WHICH THE ACTOR

MAY LEAVE THE STAGEMAY LEAVE THE STAGE