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Exams are available in the June and November series.  \nVersion 1  \nCopyright © UCLES September 2019  \nCambridge Assessment International Education is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which itself is a department of the University of Cambridge.  \nUCLES retains the copyright on all its publications. Registered centres are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use. However, we cannot give permission to centres to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within a centre.  \nContents  \nDramatic and theatrical terms .............................................................................................................2  \nGeneral terms 2  \nSpecialist technical terms for lighting and sound 15  \nCambridge International AS & A Level Drama Glossary 9482 syllabus for 2021, 2022 and 2023.  \nDramatic and theatrical terms  \nThis glossary is not exhaustive and is intended as a guide. The glossary is in two sections:  \n• General terms – terms that are representative of those used in mainstream theatre practice  \n• Specialist technical terms – terms that are used by specialists in lighting and sound.  \nThe terms in both sections are ordered alphabetically. Unless specified, local or regional variations have not been provided.  \nGeneral terms  \n\n| General terms | What it means |\n| --- | --- |\n| Acting area | The space in which the actor may move in full view of the audience. Also known as the playing area or performance space. |\n| Acting style | A particular way of acting that reflects cultural and historical influences, for example naturalistic, melodramatic, comedic. |\n| Action | The movement or development of the plot or story in a play; this could be created by passage of time or character motivation.\u003Cbr>Action is also commonly used to refer to the activity on the stage at a given moment orin a scene, although strictly this refers to film rather than live theatre. |\n| Adaptation | A play that has been created using material from another artistic medium such as a novel, short story or poem. |\n| Analysis | The process of examining how the elements of practical drama relate to each other in performance. |\n| Alienation effect | Theatrical techniques designed to remind the audience that they are watching a play, and so distance them from identifying emotionally with the characters and events depicted. Examples might include the use of placards or back projections that comment on the action, or actors who step out of character to address the audience directly about the issues raised in the drama. Central to the dramatic theories of Bertolt Brecht. See also verfremdungseffekt. |\n| Animation | Live action sequence used as part of a play’s special effects, often in an interactive way. |\n| Antagonist | The opponent or adversary of the hero or main character of a drama; one who opposes and actively competes with another character in a play, most often with the protagonist. |\n| Apron | The apron is any part of the stage that extends past the proscenium arch and into the audience or seating area. See also thrust. |\n| Arena stage | Type of stage without a frame or arch separating the stage from the auditorium, in which the audience surrounds the stage area. See also theatre-in-the-round. |\n| Articulation | Clarity or distinctness of speech. |\n\n[2](2 www.cambridgeinternational.org/alevel)[ www.cambridgeinternational.org/alevel](2 www.cambridgeinternational.org/alevel) Back to contents page  \nCambridge International AS & A Level Drama Glossary 9482 syllabus for 2021, 2022 and 2023.  \n\n| General terms | What it means |\n| --- | --- |\n| Aside | Lines spoken by an actor to the audience that are not supposed to be overheard by oth","cbCaie2KqdAz1kad","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaie2KqdAz1kad","pdf",216628,"English","# Contents\n## Dramatic and theatrical terms\n## General terms\n## Specialist technical terms for lighting and sound","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of this glossary for Drama 9482?\",\"answer\":\"It serves as a guide for exams in 2021, 2022 and 2023, offering definitions of dramatic and theatrical terms used in the subject.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the glossary organized?\",\"answer\":\"It has two sections—General terms and Specialist technical terms for lighting and sound—and both sections are ordered alphabetically.\"},{\"question\":\"Are local or regional variations included for all terms?\",\"answer\":\"Unless specified, local or regional variations are not provided.\"}]","Glossary of dramatic and theatrical terms - Version 1 | PDF",1790583229]