Drama Terms

Front

Enunciate

Back

speak clearly

Front

Project

Back

push your voice out with power

Front

Upstage

Back

farthest from the audience

Front

Stage Direction

Back

describes how characters move and feel on the set

Front

Theme

Back

the underlying message about life that is consistently present throughout the story

Front

Monologue

Back

a long speech by one actor in a play or movie

Front

Dialogue

Back

conversation between two or more characters

Front

Blocking

Back

the precise staging of actors to facilitate the performance

Front

Improvisation

Back

the act of creating dialogue and action spontaneously

Front

Protagonist

Back

the main character in a story, often facing a conflict