dramaApieceofwritingtobeperformedbyactors;aplayfortheatre,TV,radio,etc.

Arethereanydramaclubsatyourschool?Haveyoueveractedinadrama?Ifnot,doyouwanttoactinadrama?Whatdoyouknowaboutdramaperforming?lead-in:Unit1WordPower

Wordsusedinplayscripts

ReadthepassageinPartA,andtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions.PartA

1.Whatdowecallthepersonwhoactsinaplay?

2.Whatdowecallthepersonwhoisinchargeofaplay?

3.Whatisascriptmadeupof?

Anactor

Anactress

AdirectorActsandscenes4.Whatwillanactorreadinascript?5.Whatkindofplayiscalledone-actplay?Actor’slinesandstagedirectionsVeryshortplays

castdirectorlinesscriptstagedirectionactsceneone-actplayReadthewordsandphrases.directorsactorsactressesmicrophonestagelightscostumecurtainspropssceneryKeys:(1)actor(2)director(3)lines(4)cast(5)script(6)stage(7)acts(8)scenes(9)costume(10)wings(11)props(12)lights(13)scenery(14)stagedirectionsWhatkindsofthingsshouldanactordotobecomesuccessful?listentothedirectorlearnlinesbyheartfindoutwhenthecharacterheorsheisplayingonstagedressinhisorhercostumeandwaitinthewingsintimeknowthepropsthataregoingtobeusedbeforegoingonstagecalmdownandbeconfidentwhenonstagetolaughveryhardThecomedyIsawlastnightmademelaughmyheadoff.2.

tosmileonsomeone---someoneisluckyLuckwassmilingonmeasIpassedthedrivingtest.Idioms1.tolaughone’sheadoff-----dramastagecastscriptotherslightsscenerysetcurtainsmicrophonewingsthemelinesstagedirectionacts/scenesactorsdirectoractressesbudgetpropscostum