Drama Terms

The author of a play is called the ______.

• Playwright

• Setting

• Dialogue

• Characters

What are major divisions in a play called?

• Drama

• Act(s)

• Scene(s)

• Set(s)

What are the sounds called that are used in a play other than speech and music?

• Tragedy

• Characters

• Conflict

• Sound Effects

Describes scenery, characters, and actions in the play

• Monologue

• Staging

• Stage Directions

• Props

Presents a story through dialogue and actions

• Characters

• Costumes

• Drama

• Comedy

Movement of the actor on stage

• Props

• Staging

• Dialogue

• Aside

What the characters wear

• Costumes

• Sets

• Dialogue

• Act

What characters say

• Staging

• Setting

• Monologue

• Dialogue

People in the play

• Monologue

• Conflicts

• Characters

• Aside

Small moveable objects the characters use

• Sound Effects

• Acts

• Sets

• Props