Unit 2 - Drama

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1. drama fiction represented in a performance on stage by actors

2. a play a story performed on a stage

3. stage the area where actors perform a play

4. actor a person who plays a character (in plays, movies, etc)

5. actress a female actor

6. to act to pretend to be a character

7. audition a tryout for a role in a play

8. cast the set of actors in a play

9. to pretend to make believe

10. script the written text of a play

11. performance an entertainment presented before an audience

12. pantomime acting without words or sounds

13. emotions feelings, like fear, anger, joy, etc.

14. gesture a movement of the body to help express an idea

15. dialogue conversation between two or more characters

16. monologue a speech by one character

17. memorizing learning the lines of a script by memory

18. projection control of the volume of the voice so that everyone can
hear

19. character a person (or animal) represented in a play

20. role; part a character played by an actor

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21. backdrop a curtain behind the stage that is painted to look like the
setting for a scene in a play

22. set physical structures that represent the place where the
action takes place in a play

23. scene a small portion of a play

24. costumes the clothing worn by actors in a play

25. props the objects actors use on stage

26. stage directions notes telling an actor how to look, move, and behave

27. to rehearse to practice for a performance

28. rehearsal a scheduled time to rehearse

29. improvisation acting without planning or preparation

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