Drama Term

_________ is the form of literature that is performed before an audience

• drama

• nonfiction

• fiction

• poetry

The person who writes a play is called a

• author

• playwright

• biographer

• none of the above

_______ are instructions for the actors, performers and the stage crew to follow.

• script

• props

• scenery

• stage directions

A _____ is a written form of the play including dialogue and stage directions.

• prop

• script

• sound effects

• none of the above

A _______ is an object used by a character onstage such as a notebook or a suitcase.

• prop

• script

• sound effect

• scenery

A car horn, a doorbell, or screeching tires are examples of ______.

• sound effects

• prop

• scenery

• script

Two or more scenes can be grouped into an

• scene

• act

• climax

• resolution

The action in plays is divided into _____ and acts.

• props

• scenes

• chapters

• all of the above

A __________ speaks stage directions when the play is read aloud.

• Actor

• narrator

• director

• audience

A ______________ is a play with an unhappy ending.

• comedy

• humor

• tragedy

• none of the above