Drama Vocabulary

a story that is intended to be performed by actors

• play

• drama

• tragedy

• comedy

a drama that is meant to be performed on a stage

• play

• drama

• tragedy

• comedy

a drama that is often funny and has a happy ending

• drama

• play

• comedy

• tragedy

a serious drama that has an unhappy ending

• drama

• play

• tragedy

• comedy

the main idea or statement the playwright or author is trying to make

• theme

• plot

• dialogue

• monologue

the conversation between two or more characters in a drama

• theme

• plot

• dialogue

• monologue

the action or sequence of main events in a drama

• dialogue

• monologue

• plot

• theme

words spoken by one of the characters when they are alone, or when they are only talking to themselves or the audience

• theme

• plot

• dialogue

• monologue

a list that names all the characters in a drama (also states how they are related to each other)

• cast of characters

• act

• scene

• script

plays are often divided into a few main units called _______; each one consists of at least two scenes

• playwright

• act

• scene

• script