ENG REVIEW

• elements of one-act play

  1. Character
  2. Setting
  3. Theme
  4. Conflict
  5. Plot
  6. Stage directions
  7. Dialogue
• • There are 5 elements of plot:
  • Exposition
  • Rising Action
  • Climax
  • Falling Action
  • Conclusion
• APRON

  • the part of the stage which is in front of the curtain.
• PROSCENIUM LINE

  • the part that separates the stage from the audience
• CAST

  • also called “Dramatic Personae,” this part of the play includes the list of of characters and the actors who play them.
• CUE

  • The instructions regarding specific tasks to the technical department given by the stage manager, as well as the signal to actors when delivering their lines.
• UPSTAGE

  • Refers to the back part of the stage which is far from the audience.
• ACT

  • The divisions or sections in a play
• DIRECTOR

  • Someone who is in-charge of all areas in production such as design, acting, and rehearsals among others.
• BLOCKING

  • Refers to the moves and positions of the actors on stage
• DOWNSTAGE

  • Refers to the front part of the stage which is close to the audience.
• CURTAIN CALL

  • At the end of the play when actors bow to the audience.
• STAGE

  MANAGER

  • the organizer of the production and the coordinator to the different departments of production.
• STAGE

  DIRECTION

  • the writer’s descriptions of the different elements of the play such as setting, dialogues, and actions.
• STAGE LEFT

  • the part of the stage which is on the left side of the performer
• STAGE RIGHT

  • the part of the stage which is on the right side of the performer.
• CENTER

  STAGE

  • the center part of the stage.
• ONSTAGE

  • the part of the stage which the audience can see.
• OFFSTAGE

  • the surrounding areas of the stage that the audience cannot see and only the actors can access.
• Parts of the stage:

  A) Upstage right

  B) Upstage left

  C) Upstage center

  D) Stage right

  E) Stage center

  F) Stage left

  G) Downstage center

  H) Downstage left

  I) Downstage right

  J) Apron

  K) Proscenium line

  
• Comedy

  a type of drama which concludes in a happy ending, focusing triumphs over challenges.
• Gesture

  refer to the movement of the body to convey one’s thoughts or emotions.
• Monologue

  what a character says when addressing someone who does not respond to the character’s lines of speech.
• Motivation

  the objective of the characters, which drive them to do what they want or need to do whether they maintain the same or change their objective throughout the play.
• Scene

  subdivision of acts in which a scene can introduce new characters, show a change in time or place, or a transition to another subplot.
• Tragedy

  a type of drama that invloves suffering or even death of character/s.
• Thrust stage:

  
• Arena stage:

  
• Verbal Communication:

  1. Oral Communication

  2. Written Communication
• 2 types of oral communication:

  Formal, Informal
• Prosodic feature

  • Pause
  • Pitch
  • Stress
  • Volume
  • Tempo
• Nonverbal Communication:

  1. Facial expression
  2. Gestures
  3. Eye contact
  4. Body movement
  5. Posture