Introduction to Drama

What is Drama?

• A lot of shouting and yelling on a stage.

• Reading a play in silence.

• A story which is acted out on a stage for an audience.

• When someone is creating a lot of fuss over nothing.

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Who do the actors on stage represent?

• They represent themselves

• They represent a fictitious character

• They represent the person writing the play

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What is the main character in the play called?

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Secondary characters are...

• students who go to secondary school.

• the other minor characters taking part in the play.

• those who paint the stage and roll the curtain.

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The person who writes the play is referred to as a...

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Details about where, when, what props need to be used and at what time of the day the story takes place are all part of the ....

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What technical word is used to describe two people who are talking to each other on a stage?

• A conversation

• A dialogue

• A monologue

• A speaker

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How do actors know what to do on stage?

• The playwright shouts orders at them.

• The playwright writes stage directions on the script.

• They simply improvise on the spot.

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What are stage directions?

• These are notes which tell the actor how to react in a particular scene.

• These are signs on the stage which indicate the exit signs.

• These are verbal instructions given to the actors by the director.

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A play is divided in...

• verses and stanzas.

• chapters.

• acts and scenes.

• modules.

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