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Drama
Shamrock 8th grade drama vocab
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8th Grade
01/12/2010

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Act
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A section of a drama consisting of multiple scenes used to change locations or when a new charachter enters
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Aside
Definition
Speech directed to the audience that is now heard by the other charachters
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Cast
Definition
The actors in a play or to assign actors to a play
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Comedy
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A light hearted play,Humor
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Diolouge
Definition
Lines actors speak from the script
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Director
Definition
Head of the play that directs it
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Drama
Definition
A story that is intended to be performed for an audience written in script
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Dramatic Irony
Definition
Something audience knows but Charachters may not
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Monolouge
Definition
One character hogging the conversation,Monopolizing
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Prompter
Definition
A person that gives actors lines if they forget them.
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Props
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(properties),Things that are used to decorate set and are used by the actors.
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Scene
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In drama a subdivision of an act
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Script
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The written text of a play which includes:Dialogue,Stage Expressions, and expository actions. 
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Set
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To set up a scene or arrange a scene on a play
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Soliloquy
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A character on stage speaking his thoughts to himself or audience.
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Stage Directions
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A playwrights written instruction on how actors should enter and exit stage.
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Stage Hand
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A person who helps set up and remove scenery,operate curtain, and control lighting
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Tradgedy
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A story that presents courageous individuals that  confront powerful forces
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