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Drama Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary for Drama
Question | Answer |
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a written work that tells a story through action and speech and is meant to be acted on stage -- | Drama |
the author of a play | playwright |
when the reader/audience is aware of something that the characters are not | dramatic irony |
a list of the actors/actresses in a play | cast of characters |
when the audience expects something to happen, but the opposite occurs | situational irony |
a metaphor that is developed in great detail; carries on through multiple lines; is drawn out; prolonged | extended metaphors |
a major division of an act in a play during which the action takes place in a single place without a time break | act |
a division of an act in a play during which the action takes place in a single place without a time break | scene |
non-spoken texts that convey a wide variety of information to the actors/actresses, designers, and directors | stage directions |
a dramatic change or event that happens suddenly and is very noticeable (maybe even surprising) | shift |
when darkness slowly turns into an image - to increase the illumination of the stage gradually through the use of dimmers that also increase light | fade in |
to decrease the illumination of the stage gradually through the use of dimmers - until the stage is totally dark | fade out |