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FHA Drama Terms
Vocabulary for Middle School Drama Class
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02/05/2014

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tableau
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a still picture representing an idea physically created by actors
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legend
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a story purported to be historical in nature, but without substantiation
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reader’s theater
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a dramatic presentation of a written work in a script form
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drama
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a piece of writing that tells a story and is performed on a stage
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protagonist
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the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text
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status
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the position or rank of someone or something when compared to others in a society
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interpret
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to perform something in a way that shows your own thoughts or feelings about it
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point of view
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the perspective through which a story is viewed
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1st person
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told by a person in the story
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3rd person
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told by a person not in the story
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narration
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a technique of performers speaking directly to the audience to tell a story, give information or comment on the action of the scene or the motivations of characters
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dialogue
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the things that are said by the characters in a story, movie, play, etc.
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fairy tale
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a simple children’s story with an element of magic in which improbable events lead to happy endings
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cue
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A signal, either verbal or physical, that indicates something else, such as a
line of dialogue or an entrance, is to happen
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props
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Items carried on stage by an actor or small items on the set used by the actors
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genre
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a particular type or category of literature or art
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theme
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what a play means
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conflict
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the struggle or problem characters must overcome
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plot
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what happens in a play
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play
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The stage representation of an action or a story
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