I n t r o d u c t i o n  t o  t h e  T h e a t r e  T e r m s

Daniel Yates
Adjunct Professor
Dept. of Communication

Theme/Spine
Plot
Conflict
Character Objective
Super Objective
Point of Attack- also late
Exposition - retrospective and  current
Inciting Incident
Rising Action
Climax
Denouement
Deus ex Machina
Multiple Plots
Time in Plots - chronological, episodic or flashback
Concept
Tragedy
Comedy
Setting
Mood/Tone
Pace
Blocking
Dialogue
Protagonist
Antagonist
Stereotypes
Prima Donna
Ingenue
Leading Man
Character - hero, heroine, villain
Confidante
Stanislavski
Strasberg
Method Acting
Psychological Gestures
Realism 
Surrealism 
Naturalism 
Expressionism 
Absurdism

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