Elements of Drama

The place and time where the action takes place

• cast of characters

• setting

• act

• plot

The lines spoken by the characters

• stage directions

• setting

• dialogue

• plot

The directions telling characters how to speak or act

• stage directions

• scene

• dialogue

• plot

The people who play a character in a drama are called:

• Characters

• Narrator

• Scene

• Actors

Small sections of a play, when the characters or setting changes:

• Setting

• Drama

• Scenes

• Acts

What do you call a written work that is meant to be performed rather than read, like a play?

• Stage Directions
• Drama
• Character
• Costume

The _________ in a drama are objects used to bring it to life.

• props

• stage

• script

• screenplay

The ________ is the place where a drama is performed.

• stage directions

• acts

• theater

• gym

The _______ are the "chapters" of a drama.

• pages

• acts

• scenes

• script

_____________ are written instructions for actors.

• stage directions

• pay check

• script

• acts