STAAR Drama Elements Review

Which element of drama tells the actor what he/she should DO?

• Dialogue

• Stage Directions

• Cast

• Scenes

A "chapter" in a piece of drama is a(n)...

• Act

• Scene

• Setting

• Dialogue

___________ is what the character is saying.

• Dialogue

• Stage Directions

• Cast

• Playwright

This refers to the time and place of the drama.

• Setting

• Cast

• Act

• Scene

objects needed to perform the play

• props

• theme

• script

the action or main events

• main idea

• plot

• theme

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

What are props?

• Actors in play

• The action in a play

• Objects used by actors in a play

• Directions that tell the actors what to do or how to speak

Which element of drama provides the background information needed to understand the story?

• A) Exposition

• B) Climax

• C) Resolution

• D) Conflict