Elements of Drama

A story written to be performed by actors, using speech and movement; a play

• Conflict

• Drama

• Dialogue

• Playwright

A person who writes plays

• Act

• Script

• Cast of Characters

• Playwright

A text that has everything needed to perform a drama

• Plot

• Monologue

• Script

• Scene

The actors in a drama or play

• Cast of Characters

• Playwright

• Drama

• Dialogue

Specific instructions from the playwright about how the play should be performed; written in italicized text

• Act

• Scene

• Monologue

• Stage Directions

The main events of a story, presented in a sequence

• Conflict

• Drama

• Plot

• Playwright

A group of scenes that form an important part of the story

• Act

• Script

• Cast of Characters

• Stage Directions

A shorter section within an act

• Dialogue

• Scene

• Script

• Drama

A struggle between opposing forces

• Monologue

• Scene

• Plot

• Conflict

A conversation between two or more characters

• Script

• Scene

• Dialogue

• Monologue