Drama Elements

What is drama?

• trouble caused by "friends"

• the characters that perform in a play

• the written words and directions for actors to follow

• a story that is written to be performed or acted out

Person who tells the story, often spoken in third person.

• actor

• narrator

• speaker

• dialogue

________________________ are the people acting in play.

• director

• narrator

• cast of characters

• protagonist

Speech between characters in a play -

• Dialogue

• Script

• Lines

• Directions

The person who writes the play is called ___________/

• Author

• Speaker

• Director

• Playwright

The play or drama is organized in ____________________.

• chapters

• episodes

• acts and scenes

• pages and numbers

Instructions that tell the actors what they are supposed to do during acting:

• scene

• stage directions

• teleprompter

• director

The _____________________ is the main character in a drama.

• protagonist

• extra

• antagonist

• hero

Which of the following best describes a "script"?

• the written words that characters speak and directions in a play/drama

• the problem or struggle in a story

• the "chapters" of a play/drama

• the place where a drama is performed

Which of the following best describes a "theater"?

• the words spoken by characters

• a story that is written to be acted out

• the place where the play is performed

• objects used in a play to bring it to life