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Intro Theater Terms
basic theater arts terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a story written to be played out on the stage | Drama |
| the term used to cover all parts of training or instruction in the field of theater | Theater Arts |
| a witten copy of the dialogue that the actors will speak | script |
| the personality an actor portrays in a scene or play that is different from his or her own personality | character |
| males or females playing character roles | actors |
| an actor's assumed behavior for the purpose of projecting a character to an audience | acting |
| story in dialogue form to be acted out by actors before a live audience | play |
| the special literary style in which plays are written | dramatic structure |
| the conversations between actors on stage | dialogue |
| one who writes plays | playwright |
| preserved as a moving photograph | filmed |
| the writing or performing of plays, as well as the formal study of the art form. Also, a building in which plays are performed | theatre |
| repeated action that becomes a custom or ceremony | ritual |
| the special interactive and "live" relationship that exists between the performers and the audience, connecting and bonding them into a team | player-audience relationship |