Drama Vocabulary

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Drama

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A genre of literature meant to be acted out on a stage in front of an audience; fancy name for a play.

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Playwright

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The author of a play.

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Setting

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The time and place of a play, indicated by background information and props on the stage.

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Narrator

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The person telling the story, usually a voice the audience hears but does not see.

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Props

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Items used by actors in a play, such as tables, chairs, and desks.

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Dialogue

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Conversation; characters speaking back and forth.

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Cast of Characters

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The characters or parts people play in a drama.

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Stage Directions

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Instructions to actors on how to act and speak, usually in brackets or parentheses in the script.

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Script

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The written form of the play.

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Lines

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The parts or words that each actor must memorize or learn.