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Teaching Drama: Key Concepts

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Forum Theatre

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An interactive form of theatre that encourages audience participation to explore different outcomes to a problem presented in a play.

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Thought Tracking

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A method where actors speak their character’s thoughts out loud during a pause in the action.

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Improvisation

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The act of creating and performing spontaneously without scripted dialogue or direction.

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Ensemble

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A group of performers who work collaboratively to create a performance, often with a sense of equality and shared responsibility.

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Process Drama

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An educational approach where both the teacher and students collaboratively explore and create drama.

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Fourth Wall

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The imaginary barrier between the performers and the audience, which is 'broken' when performers acknowledge the audience.

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Cross-Cutting

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A dramatic technique that involves alternating between two or more scenes that often happen simultaneously.

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Chorus

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A group of actors in a play who speak or sing in unison, often representing collective thought or summarizing the drama.

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Hot Seating

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A drama technique where one person sits in a designated 'hot seat' and answers questions in character.

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Stimulus

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A prompt used to generate ideas, discussion, movement, or improvised scenes in drama.

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Role Play

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A drama activity where participants adopt and act out the role of a character.

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Tableau

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A theatrical term for a static scene where actors hold a pose to represent a picture or idea.

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Dramatic Irony

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A literary technique where the audience knows more about the situations, causes of conflicts, and resolutions before the leading characters or actors.

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Black Box Theatre

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A simple performance space, typically a square room with black walls and a flat floor, which is flexible and can be configured in different ways.

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Pantomime

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The art of conveying emotions, actions, and feelings through gestures without speech.

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Voice Projection

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The ability to use the voice strongly and clearly so it can be heard by everyone in the audience.

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Teacher-In-Role

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A drama strategy where the teacher takes on a role within the drama context to guide the students' learning experience.

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Physical Theatre

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A genre of theatrical performance that emphasizes the use of physical movement, as opposed to dialogue, to convey the story.

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Role on the Wall

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A character analysis technique where information about a character is physically posted on a wall or large piece of paper for discussion and reference.

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Theatre in Education (TIE)

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A process of using theatre practice as a method to educate and engage children and young people on various topics.

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Narration

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A technique used in drama to convey a story to the audience by having a 'narrator' character speak directly to them.

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Dramatic Tension

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The suspense in a performance that holds an audience's attention and makes them wonder what will happen next.

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Characterization

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The process by which actors convey the personality, appearance, and motivations of a character.

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In Role

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Teaching while remaining in character to provide a dynamic and immersive learning experience.

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Boal's Invisible Theatre

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A form of theatrical presentation, created by Augusto Boal, that is performed in public spaces without the audience realizing that it is a play.

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