AICE Drama Vocabulary Group Project

A peculiarity of speech or behaviour.

The height or the positioning of a character compared to others.

Communicating feelings, responses or attitudes through gesture, movement, facial expressions, or sounds.

Portraying characters,acting out situations,creating narratives through gesture and body movement without speech.

The reason(s) for a character’s behaviour; an incentive or inducement for further action for a character. (Objective)

Copying the movement and/or expression or look of someone else exactly.

Resulting from the sensation of bodily position, presence, or movement.

A dramatic technique used to highlight a key moment in a scene or improvisation.

Stage blocking or the physical movements of the actors onstage during performance.

The atmosphere or feeling of a performance, often created by the music, setting or lighting.

A drama style developed in late nineteenth century, escape artificial theatricality of contemporary forms of playwriting

A term used to describe a situation where no physical set is used on stage.

The particular way in which a character speaks.

The particular level (high or low) of a voice, instrument or tune.

A style of play which developed in the nineteenth century, relying heavily onsensationalism and sentimentality.

A long speech by one actor; may be delivered alone or in the presence of others. Not to be confused with a soliloquy.

Rate of movement or speed of action, or the vocal delivery of the text. (See tempo)

A mocking or satirical imitation of a literary or dramatic text or genre.

A short period of silence or stillness in a performance when the drama is communicated non-verbally. (See beat)

A very brief period of time in which there is a significant change in the drama.