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PARTS of a PLAY

PARTS of a PLAY. SCRIPT. The written play is a guide for actors and directors. DIRECTOR. The director is the show’s leader. He/she knows what the final production should look and sound like and instructs everyone to get to that end. ACTORS. Actors perform the author’s words. STAGE MANAGER.

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PARTS of a PLAY

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  1. PARTS of a PLAY

  2. SCRIPT The written play is a guide for actors and directors .

  3. DIRECTOR The director is the show’s leader. He/she knows what the final production should look and sound like and instructs everyone to get to that end.

  4. ACTORS Actors perform the author’s words.

  5. STAGE MANAGER The stage manager makes sure that everyone is doing what they are supposed to do during the performances. The stage manager takes over when the play is performed for an audience.

  6. COSTUMES The clothes actors wear on stage. Costumes tell the audience a lot about the character, time period, and location of the play.

  7. MAKE-UP Make-up on an actor’s face helps the audience see the actor’s features better. Make-up can also help an actor create age, a fantasy character, or an animal.

  8. LIGHTS Lights create mood on stage. Lighting can make an audience feel certain ways during a play.

  9. SOUND Sound equipment helps the audience hear the actors. Sound can also mean music, that helps create a certain mood, or sound effects.

  10. SET The set is the space in which the play is performed. The set can be simple or very elaborate.

  11. PROPS Props are the things that actors use on stage. Sometimes props help them create a character.

  12. PUBLICITY Publicity is how we let everyone know we are doing a performance. Newspaper articles, flyers, and “word of mouth” all help publicize the show.

  13. PRODUCTION When all the parts of the play come together, you have a production that an audience comes to see and enjoy!

  14. Parts of the Stage

  15. Proscenium

  16. All stage directions are given from the actor’s point of view as he/she faces the audience.

  17. Center Stage Center apron AUDIENCE

  18. Up Center Up Center C apron AUDIENCE

  19. Down Center UC C Down Center apron AUDIENCE

  20. Stage Right UC C Right DC apron AUDIENCE

  21. Up Right UC Up Right R C DC apron AUDIENCE

  22. Down Right UR UC R C Down Right DC apron AUDIENCE

  23. Stage Left UR UC Left R C DR DC apron AUDIENCE

  24. Up Left Up Left UR UC L R C DR DC apron AUDIENCE

  25. Down Left UR UC UL L R C DR DC Down Left apron AUDIENCE

  26. Up Right apron AUDIENCE

  27. Up Right X apron AUDIENCE

  28. Down Center AUDIENCE

  29. Down Center X AUDIENCE

  30. Left AUDIENCE

  31. Left X apron AUDIENCE

  32. PARTS of a SCRIPT • The script gives the director and actors information about how to create the play. • Actors are given the lines to speak, instructions on how the character looks, sounds, and acts. • The director is given suggestions for blocking and set design.

  33. CHORUS:School. Billy dreaded school. Although there were some things he liked. The teachers were nice, more or less. And the other kids, were mostly okay. Except for one. And that one was there to meet him as he walked through the gate. (Bridget strides on to the stage from L. She has hair in long plaits that stick out from the sides of her head. She advances aggressively towards Billy C) BRIDGET:Hello, Billy? What’s for lunch? Open your bag. CHORUS:Her name was Bridget the Bruiser. The school bully. Billy quaked as she walked towards him. Everybody quaked when the burly Bridget approached. (Bridget snatched Billy’s bag and roughly unzips it. She takes out his sandwiches and empties the rest of the bag onto the ground.) BRIDGET:You should be more careful, Billy, one day you’ll lose something. (Bridget next unwraps Billy’s sandwiches and throws the paper on the ground. She then peels the slices of bread away to look at the filling inside.) (Mrs. Jennings, the teacher, enters from R; she crosses C to Bridget and Billy) Summons, John. The Shadow Boy. Google Images. 2001. Web. 19 Feb. 2011. http://www.brightstarplayscripts.com/SBdialogue.html

  34. CHORUS:School. Billy dreaded school. Although there were some things he liked. The teachers were nice, more or less. And the other kids, were mostly okay. Except for one. And that one was there to meet him as he walked through the gate. (Bridget strides on to the stage from L. She has hair in long plaits that stick out from the sides of her head. She advances aggressively towards Billy C) BRIDGET:Hello, Billy? What’s for lunch? Open your bag. CHORUS:Her name was Bridget the Bruiser. The school bully. Billy quaked as she walked towards him. Everybody quaked when the burly Bridget approached. (Bridget snatched Billy’s bag and roughly unzips it. She takes out his sandwiches and empties the rest of the bag onto the ground.) BRIDGET:You should be more careful, Billy, one day you’ll lose something. (Bridget next unwraps Billy’s sandwiches and throws the paper on the ground. She then peels the slices of bread away to look at the filling inside.) (Mrs. Jennings, the teacher, enters from R; she crosses C to Bridget and Billy) Summons, John. The Shadow Boy. Google Images. 2001. Web. 19 Feb. 2011. http://www.brightstarplayscripts.com/SBdialogue.html

  35. CHORUS:School. Billy dreaded school. Although there were some things he liked. The teachers were nice, more or less. And the other kids, were mostly okay. Except for one. And that one was there to meet him as he walked through the gate. (Bridget strides on to the stage from L. She has hair in long plaits that stick out from the sides of her head. She advances aggressively towards Billy C) BRIDGET:Hello, Billy? What’s for lunch? Open your bag. CHORUS:Her name was Bridget the Bruiser. The school bully. Billy quaked as she walked towards him. Everybody quaked when the burly Bridget approached. (Bridget snatched Billy’s bag and roughly unzips it. She takes out his sandwiches and empties the rest of the bag onto the ground.) BRIDGET:You should be more careful, Billy, one day you’ll lose something. (Bridget next unwraps Billy’s sandwiches and throws the paper on the ground. She then peels the slices of bread away to look at the filling inside.) (Mrs. Jennings, the teacher, enters from R; she crosses C to Bridget and Billy) Summons, John. The Shadow Boy. Google Images. 2001. Web. 19 Feb. 2011. http://www.brightstarplayscripts.com/SBdialogue.html

  36. CHORUS:School. Billy dreaded school. Although there were some things he liked. The teachers were nice, more or less. And the other kids, were mostly okay. Except for one. And that one was there to meet him as he walked through the gate. (Bridget strides on to the stage from L. She has hair in long plaits that stick out from the sides of her head. She advances aggressively towards Billy C) BRIDGET:Hello, Billy? What’s for lunch? Open your bag. CHORUS:Her name was Bridget the Bruiser. The school bully. Billy quaked as she walked towards him. Everybody quaked when the burly Bridget approached. (Bridget snatched Billy’s bag and roughly unzips it. She takes out his sandwiches and empties the rest of the bag onto the ground.) BRIDGET:You should be more careful, Billy, one day you’ll lose something. (Bridget next unwraps Billy’s sandwiches and throws the paper on the ground. She then peels the slices of bread away to look at the filling inside.) (Mrs. Jennings, the teacher, enters from R; she crosses C to Bridget and Billy) Summons, John. The Shadow Boy. Google Images. 2001. Web. 19 Feb. 2011. http://www.brightstarplayscripts.com/SBdialogue.html

  37. CHORUS:School. Billy dreaded school. Although there were some things he liked. The teachers were nice, more or less. And the other kids, were mostly okay. Except for one. And that one was there to meet him as he walked through the gate. (Bridget strides on to the stage from L. She has hair in long plaits that stick out from the sides of her head. She advances aggressively towards Billy C) BRIDGET:Hello, Billy? What’s for lunch? Open your bag. CHORUS:Her name was Bridget the Bruiser. The school bully. Billy quaked as she walked towards him. Everybody quaked when the burly Bridget approached. (Bridget snatched Billy’s bag and roughly unzips it. She takes out his sandwiches and empties the rest of the bag onto the ground.) BRIDGET:You should be more careful, Billy, one day you’ll lose something. (Bridget next unwraps Billy’s sandwiches and throws the paper on the ground. She then peels the slices of bread away to look at the filling inside.) (Mrs. Jennings, the teacher, enters from R; she crosses C to Bridget and Billy) Summons, John. The Shadow Boy. Google Images. 2001. Web. 19 Feb. 2011. http://www.brightstarplayscripts.com/SBdialogue.html

  38. SHOT: Description of what the audience will see

  39. Blocking / acting directions for the actor

  40. Theater Vocabulary • 1. theater 10. sound • 2. stage 11. set • 3. proscenium 12. blocking • 4. actor 13. props • 5. director 14. costumes • 6. stage manager 15. make-up • 7. apron 16. publicity • lights 17. production • lines 18. script

  41. Movie Vocabulary • 1. screenplay 10. sound • 2. set 11. blocking • 3. camera 12. props • 4. actor 13. costumes • 5. director 14. make-up • 6. shot 15. publicity • 7. edit 16. production • lights 17. script • lines

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