Elements of Drama

This information tells the actors what to do

• stage directions

• setting

• plot

• characters

These are the lines of text that the characters speak in the play.

• setting

• stage directions

• dialogue

• theme

What happens in the story

• characters

• plot

• setting

• stage directions

the lesson or message the author is trying to convey

• dialogue

• setting

• characters

• theme

The people and animals that are part of the story.

• plot

• characters

• setting

• stage directions

Where the story takes place.

• setting

• characters

• plot

• theme

What is the arrow pointing to?

• a character

• stage directions

• the plot

• theme

A scene is a unit of the play that occurs at a specific _________ and ___________.

• time

• location

• actor

• plot

The director must make the stage look like the ____________ described in the script.

• characters

• plot

• setting

• theme

Detailed information about what has already happened before the play begins.

• Plot

• Characters

• Description

• Theme