The 5 Elements of Drama

What is a drama?

• A story that is acted out on stage in front of an audience.

• The audience acts out the story on a stage.

The cast of characters is...

• the story in the play.

• the actors in  the play.

The setting is...

• the actors in a play.

• the time and play of a play.

The dialogue is...

• the characters' words.

• the characters' actions.

The stage directions...

• are instructions for the actors.

• are clothes for the actors.

Dramas are divided into...

• acts and scenes.

• people and places.

Acts are smaller parts in a play, like...

• characters in a book.

• chapters in a book.

Scenes are smaller parts of acts, and they change when...

• the setting (time and place) changes.

• the characters change their clothes.