Elements of a Play

These are actors in a play.

Example: Mother mouse, Miss Mouse, the cat.

Example: Grandmother, Karen, shoemaker.

• Cast of Characters

• Setting

• Dialouge

• Acts

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.5

This is where the play takes place.

Example: PLACE: The Shoemaker's shop.

Example: PLACE: A pasture.

• Stage Directions

• Acts

• Dialouge

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

These are words spoken by the characters.

Example:

Cow:We're joining in the chorus.

Cat: There isn't a chorus to that song.

• Stage Directions

• Acts

• Dialouge

• Scenes

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

These are instructions for the actors. They are set off with parenthesis ( ) or brackets [ ] and written in italics.

Example: (She smooths his old hat)

• Stage Directions

• Acts

• Cast of Characters

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

These will signal shifts in action. Most plays have been three __,

But some plays can have up to five __.

• Setting

• Acts

• Dialouge

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

These will signal a simple change of location, time or dialogue.

• Setting

• Cast of Characters

• Scenes

• Stage Directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.5

This term refers to the written text of a play, including dialogue and stage directions.

• Setting

• Script

• Cast of Characters

• Acts

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.5

These are the visual elements that help create the environment of the play.

Example: Props, lighting, and costumes.

• Production Design

• Scenes

• Stage Directions

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

This term refers to the main idea or underlying message of a play.

• Theme

• Setting

• Script

• Cast of Characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10