Intro. to Theater - Vocab. I
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1. drama: presents a story through dialogue and actions
2. characters: people in the play
3. playwright: author of a play
4. dialogue: what characters say
5. monologue: a long speech from one character
6. aside: a piece of dialogue intended for the audience to hear but not the other
characters on stage
7. stage directions: describes scenery, characters, and actions in the play
8. staging: movement of the actor on stage
9. setting: time and place of the story
10. sets: construction that depicts the setting
11. props: small moveable objects the characters use
12. costumes: what the characters wear
13. sound effects: sounds other than speech and music used during the play
14. conflict: the struggle between two forces that creates tension
15. plot: series of events
16. act: major divisions in a play
17. scene: single episodes in the plot
18. tragedy: a play dealing with tragic events and has a sad ending
19. comedy: has a happy ending
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