Exposition is the information the audience needs to know in order to understand who the characters are in relationship to one another, and information they need to know in order to understand what has happened to them before your story begins. See Neighbor Exposition...
A character’s change from beginning to end. Also referred to as...
Refers to the dialogue AND storyline/structure of the musical. The “book” is often conceived of by the entire collaborative team, although the actual dialogue might be written by one person alone, the...
The exercise of a character’s will in the face of an opposing force. Examples include: Mama Rose standing up to: her father, the agents, Herbie, etc.Tevye’s daughters standing up to their father.Maria teaching the Von Tropp children to sing against their...
A series of scenes compressed into a single sequence, usually for the purpose of collapsing...
