Drama Vocab

Front

A story performed for an audience

Back

play/drama

Front

Appears at the beginning of the play; sometimes a short description appears next to the names

Back

cast of characters

Front

Divide a play into sections; tells a different part of the story

Back

acts

Front

Smaller section of an act; setting often changes

Back

scene

Front

Written text each actor reads for their character

Back

lines

Front

Tells a character what to do and where to go on stage; describes emotions; written in italics or brackets; not read aloud but acted out.

Back

stage directions

Front

A person who writes a play

Back

playwright

Front

Text of a play; includes dialogue, characters, setting, and actions.

Back

script

Front

Conversation between characters

Back

dialogue

Front

Objects like brooms or books that enhance audience understanding of a play.

Back

props