Elements of Drama

What is drama?

• trouble caused by "friends"
• the written words and directions for actors to follow
• the characters that perform in a play
• a story that is written to be performed or acted out

 Person who tells the story, often spoken in third person.

• actor 
• speaker 
• narrator 
• dialogue 

________________________ are the people acting in play.

• director 
• cast of characters
• narrator 
• protagonist 

Speech between characters in a play:

• dialogue 
• lines 
• script 
• directions 

The person who writes the play is called_______________.

• author 
• director 
• speaker 
• playwright 

The play or drama is organized in ____________________.

• chapters
• acts and scenes 
• episodes 
• pages and numbers 

The setting of a play is called the ____________. 

• set
• stage
• setting 
• location

Instructions that tell the actors what they are supposed to do during acting: 

• scene
• teleprompter 
• stage directions 
• director 

A set is made of __________ that are on-stage.

• lights 
• dialogues 
• costumes 
• props

Stage directions are ________________ read out loud. 

• never 
• always 
• sometimes