Drama Notes

Prose or verse telling a story intended for represwentation by action through dialouge or action.

• poetry

• short story

• drama

• fiction

The person who writes the play

• playwright

• narrator

• author

• illustrator

Printed copy of the play

• novel

• play

• script

• scene

The major sections of the play

• acts

• scenes

• parts

• cast

Small sections or portion of a play

• atcs

• script

• scene

• director

All performers selected to portray characters

• director

• scene

• audeience

• cast

Instructs actors on how to portray characters

• cast

• audience

• narrator

• director

A building where a play is performed containing the stage and seating area of the audience.

• cast

• scene

• theater

• plot

Instructions in a text of a play, especially one indicating movement, position, tone, or sound effects or lighting.

• stage directions

• monologue

• costumes

• theme

The main story line

• theme

• characters

• plot

• dialogue