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The Play & your Part

Vocabulary

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Act one of the principal divisions of a theatrical work (as a play or opera)
Cues a signal (as a word, phrase, or bit of stage business) to a performer to begin a specific speech or action
Stage Business Small actions and movements that do not require the actor to move from place to place.
Theme The basic idea or purpose of a play. It ties together all the characters and events.
Antagonist The character opposing the protagonist. (the bad guy)
Comedy A play that presents its theme and characters in a humorous way. All characters come together at the end of the play.
Tragedy A play that deals with a serious situation in a serious way. The protagonist dies or is defeated at the end of the play.
Spectacle All visual elements of production, such as scenery, properties, lighting, costumes, makeup, stage movement, and dance.
Melodrama An exaggerated, fast-moving play in which action is more important than characterization. The "good guys" win and the "bad guys" are punished.
Plot The arrangement of the incidents that take place in a play.
Exposition Detailed information revealing the facts of the plot.
Climax Turning point in the action of a play.
Denouement or Resolution the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work. The end of the play: the world returns to normal.
Created by: bmercer
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