Drama

A ____ is a story or play that is acted out using characters in situations that imitate real life.

• Biography

• Drama

• Director

• Conflict

A person who performs a role in a play is called an

• stage direction

• actor

• performance

• playwright

The part of the play script that tells actors how to move or speak their lines is called the...

• stage directions

• scene

• setting

• stage

The cast of characters is....

• a play intended to make an audience laugh

• the signal given to people working in or on a play

• lines spoken between characters in a play

• the people who perform in a play

Anytime a playwright or screenwriter uses dialogue, performance, and acting to share a story, it is considered a ​ (a)   .

• drama

• film

• script

• play

How is drama different from other kinds of fiction?

• Drama can have only one setting. Other kinds of fiction can have many settings.

• Drama has a plot. Other kinds of fiction use monologues instead of plots.

• Drama has more characters than other kinds of fictions.

• Drama is written to be performed by actors for an audience.

Every time you change the scene in a Drama you change the

• climax

• plot

• Scene

• Setting

What is drama?

• trouble caused by "friends"

• the written words and directions for actors to follow

• the characters that perform in a play

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

Types of Drama include:

• stage plays

• radio plays

• movies

• television programs

• all of the above

What are two types of drama?

• Fiction and Nonfiction

• Tragedy and Comedy

• Tragedy and Staging

• Comedy and Fiction