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Drama Review

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    Semester Exam Review
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  • What is a TRIPLE THREAT?
    A person who can act, dance, and sing well.
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  • Who is William Shakespeare?
    A famous playwright that lived from 1564-1616.
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  • What is the part of the stage CLOSEST to the audience?
    Downstage
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  • What is the part of the stage FURTHEST away from the audience?
    Upstage
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  • What is the part of the theater where the audience sits?
    The house
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  • What is a playwright?
    A person who writes plays.
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  • What is a play we read in class based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe?
    The Tell-Tale Heart
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  • What is a Ghost Light?
    A light that is left on stage when the theater is not in use.
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  • What is a script?
    A written copy of the dialogue that the actors will speak.
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  • What is a Tongue Twister?
    A sequence of words or sounds that are difficult to pronounce quickly and correctly.
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  • What is Projection
    Using your voice to effectively communicate with the audience. (Speaking loudly)
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  • What is Expression?
    Using emotions/feelings when speaking/acting.
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  • What is Diction?
    The pronunciation of a person’s words.
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  • What is a Scrim?
    A special type of fabric used in theatre that can be transparent, translucent, or opaque depending on how it’s lit.
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  • What is a Play?
    A story in dialogue form written to be acted out before a live audience.
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  • What is a musical?
    A play in which singing and dancing play an essential part to advance the storyline.
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