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Elements of Drama

Vocabulary needed when reading drama

TermDefinition
Playwright A person who writes plays or dramas
Cast of Characters The list of the people, animals, or things who are characters in a play or drama
Narrator A special character outside the story who tells the audience extra information about the story or characters, and what is happening in the story
Dialogue The words that the characters say in a play or drama. In the script, the dialogue can be found beside the characters' names.
Script The written text of a play or drama
Stage Directions Words that tell about the setting or the characters' actions; written in italics.
Acts Large sections of a play or drama that can contain more than one scene
Scenes Smaller sections of a play or drama
Props Objects needed to perform the play or drama. Props can be furniture, parts of the scenery, or objects the characters use.Set
Setting The time and place in which the play takes place
Conflict The problem in the play or drama
Plot The events in the play or drama that tell the story
Drama A play written for theater, television, or movies
Foreshadow or foreshadowing Hints given by the author that suggest something that might happen later in the play. Foreshadowing usually happens in the first part of a play.
Aside Words spoken by a character to the audience that the other characters cannot hear; lets the audience know what the character is thinking
Created by: Deb McKay
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