Elements of Drama

A drama is a specialized type of story that is meant to be _________.

• Read

• Published

• Performed

• Written

The cast tells the reader

• what props will be used in the play

• who the characters in the play are

• how many acts and scenes are in the play

• where the play takes place

The playwright is the

• lead actor of the play

• set designer for the play

• owner of the theater

• author of the play

The ______ are the large divisions of a play.

• acts

• scenes

The ______ are the smaller divisions of a play.

• acts

• scenes

The intermission is the ____________.

• break between scenes

• break at the end before the actors come out

• break between acts

Dialogue is ________.

• what the characters say

• what the characters do

• what the characters wear

Stage directions are not _________.

• instructional

• italicized

• read aloud

What type of writing includes a list of characters, dialogue, acts, scenes, and stage directions?

• short story or novel

• script/drama

• poem

• article/essay

How do actors know what tone to speak their lines or what physical actions to do while acting from a script?

• stage directions

• character list

• dialogue

• personal notes