Monologue is a speech of some duration addressed by a character to a second person to express his/her thoughts and ideas aloud.
True
False
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A monologue does not have a beginning, a middle or an end.
True
False
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Thespian
fate that can not be escaped
term for an actor
group of actors that comment on the action
tragic flaw
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Chorus
a group of actors who comment on the action
term for an actor
purging of audience emotions
humans have little control over their destinies
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Monologue
A dramatic device in which a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud, in words meant to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters
A signal from the stage manager to actor, stage crew props manager, or lighting technician that some predetermined action such as an entrance is required
A division of an act or the play itself
A work written to be spoken by just one person.
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Dialogue
Conversation between two or more people that advances the action
Notes added to the script of play, generally in italics or parentheses that provide the line readings, blocking, business, etc.
A work written to be spoken by just one person.
A speech in which an actor, usually on stage speaks his or her own thoughts aloud
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Cast
The actors who perform in a given play
All the actions, excluding blocking, performed by actors onstage (i.e. gesturing, opening windows, writing letters.)
The person who puts together a theatrical production & who obtains the financial backing; leading the rights to the play; rents the theater, hires the director, designer, house & stage crew, supervises, does the advertising & budget, & sometimes hires the cast
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Actor
One who writes plays; a dramatist
The person responsible for the directions of the actors in a play; provides the play’s vision.
One who performs a role or represents a character in a play
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Stage directions
A dramatic device in which a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud, in words meant to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters
Determining the basic movements of the actors during a play; sometimes provided by the playwright,sometimes developed by actors, but usually supplied by the director
Notes added to the script of play, generally in italics or parentheses that provide the line readings, blocking, business, etc.
The surrounding in which the action of the play develops
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Blocking
The part of the theater building that holds the audience; also called the house
Determining the basic movements of the actors during a play; sometimes provided by the playwright,sometimes developed by actors, but usually supplied by the director
Notes added to the script of play, generally in italics or parentheses that provide the line readings, blocking, business, etc.
The surrounding in which the action of the play develops
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Soliloquy
on stage speaks his or her own thoughts aloud
A work written to be spoken by just one person.
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Director
The person responsible for the directions of the actors in a play; provides the play’s vision.
One who writes plays; a dramatist
The person who puts together a theatrical production & who obtains the financial backing; leading the rights to the play; rents the theater, hires the director, designer, house & stage crew, supervises, does the advertising & budget, & sometimes hires the cast
21. Multiple Choice
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Producer
The person who puts together a theatrical production & who obtains the financial backing; leading the rights to the play; rents the theater, hires the director, designer, house & stage crew, supervises, does the advertising & budget, & sometimes hires the cast
Determining the basic movements of the actors during a play; sometimes provided by the playwright,sometimes developed by actors, but usually supplied by the director
The person responsible for the directions of the actors in a play; provides the play’s vision.
One who performs a role or represents a character in a play
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Set
The area immediately offstage left and right where actors stand to await their cues.
The surrounding in which the action of the play develops
The part of the theater building that holds the audience; also called the house