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Edexcel A-Level 2024 Exam Drama and Theatre Studies Comprehensive Review
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Edexcel A-Level 2024 Exam Dramaand Theatre Studies
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Act - Answer>>A unit or division of a play, each of which is
composed of one or more scenes. Originally, Greek plays were
continuous and the introduction of divisions was a later
development. Plays today may divided into one, two, or three
acts.
Antagonist - Answer>>The opponent or adversary of the hero or
protagonist of a drama.
Action - Answer>>The movement or development of the plot, or
story in a play.
Apron - Answer>>The area of the stage extending beyond the
proscenium.
Arena - Answer>>The area of a play's action in "theaters in the
round", in which the audience sits surrounding the stage.
Aside - Answer>>Sometimes referred to as breaking the
proscenium or breaking the fourth wall, the term refers to a
speech or comment made by an actor directly to the audience
about the action of the play or another character. The audience is
to understand that this comment is not heard or noticed by the
other characters in the play.
Auditorium - Answer>>Description of the area of a theater
seating or accommodating the audience or people witnessing the
production. The term, in its present meaning, first came into
popular use in the early to mid 16th century.
, Backdrop - Answer>>In England, called the backcloth. A
painted canvas or plain surface upon which light could be shown,
it was flown or hung from the grid and, in combination with wings,
was used to form a set on stage. Now generally replaced by the
box set.
Backstage - Answer>>The entire area behind or beyond the
stage, including the dressing rooms. Sometimes includes the
"wings", or sides of the stage area.
Bard - Answer>>A person who composed and recited heroic or
epic poems, often accompanied by lyre or harp. "The Bard" is
now synonymous with William Shakespeare.
Barn door - Answer>>A device fitted into the gel frame holder of
a lighting instrument consisting of four pieces. Used to direct or
focus the light beam.
Batten - Answer>>A long pipe or strip of wood flown from the
grid from which scenery, drops, or lights are hung.
Beat - Answer>>The smallest unit of dramatic action
Below - Answer>>An archaic stage direction used in 16th
century plays to denote the relative position of an actor to one
"above".
Blocking - Answer>>The process of determining the placement
or location of actors on stage and planning their relative
movement in a scene.
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