Playwright Notes and Helpful Quiz

Playright

Someone who writes ____. Similar to an author of a book

The storyline of a play should align with Freytag's pyramid of dramatic structure.

• storyline

• plotline

• plot

• script

Lead, Supporting, and ensemble roles. 

• OCs

• Characters

• Actors

• Roles

Lines that 2 or more characters say outloud to each other.

• Lines

• Conversation

• discourse

• Dialog

Exposition

• Start of the story

• Introduces the characters

• Builds up setting, conflict, and mood of the story

• Is the who, what, when, and where of the story

• All of the above

Rising Actions is the ______ brewing as the audience starts to see the growing stress of the problem.

What is the longest part of the story?

• Exposition

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Resolution

• Falling Action

Climax

• The most stressful or exciting part of the story

• is not in the middle of the story

• is boring

The final stresses of the story

• Falling Action

• straight actions

• sideways actions

• Rising Actions

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