Structural Elements of a Play

What are dialogue, stage directions, cast of characters, and setting in a play called?

• descriptions

• structural elements

• title

The lines spoken between characters is

• props

• dialogue

• quotation marks

• center stage

Tells where and when it takes place 

• Dialogue 

• Cast of Characters 

• Setting

• Meter

Why are all of these structural elements important in a play?

• They are not important.

• Some of them are important like setting and cast of characters.

• They all work together to help you understand what an audience will experience.

The play or drama is organized in ____________________.

• chapters

• acts and scenes

• episodes

• pages and numbers

Plays are broken up into ​_ and _ .

• acts, scenes

• books, chapters

• acts, chapters

• scenes, subscenes

What are "scenes"?

• descriptions of where or when the story takes place

• the "chapters" of a play or drama

• the words and directions that characters say

• when someone tries getting attention by acting like a baby

"Acts" in a play/drama can be compared to...

• a character's actions and performance

• attitudes in different characters

• the "chapters" in a book

• the place where the drama begins

This is an example of a ______.

• Script

• Dialogue

• Stage Direction

• Cast of characters

Where would you find stage directions?

• at the beginning of the play

• in parentheses

• at the end of the play