Technical Terms in Drama and Theater

What is a major division of a play?

• Act

• Scene

• Script

• Dialogue

What is a smaller division within an act?

• Act

• Scene

• Script

• Dialogue

What is the written text of a play called?

• Act

• Scene

• Script

• Dialogue

What are the spoken words between characters in a play?

• Act

• Scene

• Script

• Dialogue

What is a long speech delivered by a single character called?

• Monologue

• Dialogue

• Scene

• Act

What is a type of monologue where a character speaks their thoughts aloud?

• Monologue

• Dialogue

• Soliloquy

• Act

What are instructions in the script that tell the actors what to do?

• Stage Directions

• Blocking

• Cue

• Prologue

What is an introduction to a play called?

• Prologue

• Act

• Scene

• Dialogue

What are the visual elements of the stage called?

• Scene Design

• Lighting

• Costume

• Props

What is the use of lighting to create atmosphere in a scene?

• Lighting

• Sound Effects

• Stage Directions

• Blocking