Director - ANSWERsomeone responsible for the overall creative vision of the show. They instruct the actors and designers.
Performer - ANSWERan actor, a singer, or a dancer whose job is to perform within a production.
Designer - ANSWERThe design team are brought together by the director and help t...
Director - ANSWERsomeone responsible for the overall creative vision of the show. They instruct the
actors and designers.
Performer - ANSWERan actor, a singer, or a dancer whose job is to perform within a production.
Designer - ANSWERThe design team are brought together by the director and help to execute the
artistic vision of the director through props and costume
set designer - ANSWERThe person who interprets a playwright's and director's words into visual
imagery for a production.
costume designer - ANSWERthe artist who creates costumes for actors to help define and express
character
Lighting Designer - ANSWERthe person who designs the lighting for a show and works with the
director to get desired effects
Sound Designer - ANSWERthe person who designs the sound direction for the show
Context of a Play - ANSWERthe background information inspiring or explaining a performance
social context - ANSWERthe way people lived and what they believed when the play was written or
set
cultural context - ANSWERthe arts and popular interests associated with a particular time and place
historical context - ANSWERwhat was happening in the world when the play was written and set
Genre - ANSWERthe type of story being told- decided by the playwright
style - ANSWERhow the work is presented on stage
dramatic structure - ANSWERhow the plot or story is laid out
exposition - ANSWERBackground events and characters
rising action - ANSWERsuspense created in the narrative
climax - ANSWERthe most intense, exciting, or important point of the story
falling action - ANSWEREvents after the climax, leading to the resolution
resolution - ANSWEREnd of the story where loose ends are tied up
non-linear - ANSWERnon-chronological
staging - ANSWERThe spectacle a play presents in performance, including the position of actors on
stage, the scenic background, the props and costumes, and the lighting and sound effects.
Proscenium Arch Stage - ANSWERthe wall and arch that set off the stage from the audience
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