Play Sets Flashcards
(14 cards)
What are some examples of ways of staging?
Props
Lighting
Stage directions
Sound effects
Music
Name 5 key parts of the stage.
Wings
Upstage
Stage right
Stage left
Acting area
Name 3 types of stages.
Proscenium Stage
Thrust Stage
Arena Stage
What is a producers job?
Selecting the script
Selecting the location
Setting a schedule/deadlines
Setting a budget/control finances
What is a directors job?
Transforms the script into a performance.
In charge of staging.
Directs the actors.
What is the functions of the set?
Acts as the background.
Provides context.
Adds to the visual impact.
What are/is the function of the props?
Objects used by actors.
Bring the script to life.
Symbols for major themes.
Describe stage directions. Give an example.
How the actors are positioned.
How the actors speak.
‘SR’ means stage right.
Describe the lighting.
Creates an atmosphere.
Reflects certain emotions/ themes.
Draws the audiences attention.
Name 3 types of lighting.
Spotlight
Floodlight
Strobe lighting
Meaning of soliloquy.
Thoughts out loud, not heard by other characters.
Meaning of Monologue.
Thoughts out loud, heard by other characters.
Meaning of aside.
Thoughts out loud, not heard by other characters, shorter than a soliloquy.
Meaning of irony.
Words or actions with the opposite meaning than intended.
