Drama Academic Vocabulary

The special clothing worn by the actors in a play.

• Costumes

• Props

• Scenery

• Scripts

Written instructions for the actors, includes words and what to do

• Stage Directions

• Actor's Script

• Performance Notes

• Dialogue Instructions

Literature that is written to be performed.

• Poetry

• Drama

• Novel

• Essay

The minor sections a play is divided into.

• Acts

• Scenes

• Chapters

• Parts

A person playing a role in a dramatic work. 

• Director

• Actor

• Producer

• Screenwriter

The person who tells the actors what to do.

• Producer

• Director

• Screenwriter

• Cinematographer

A term used to indicate that a character is speaking only to the audience.

• Aside

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Dialogue

The person who writes the play

• Director

• Actor

• Playwright

• Producer

Text with words said by the actors and their stage directions

• Script

• Dialogue

• Screenplay

• Monologue

A long speech made by one character, where they speak uninterrupted, often expressing their thoughts and feelings directly to another character or the audience.

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Interlude