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Drama Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Drama | a story that is meant to be performed on a stage in front of a live audience |
| Script | the written text of the drama or play |
| Cast | the actors that are playing the role of a character |
| Character | someone in the story that is being played by an actor |
| Setting | when and where the drama is taking place |
| Dialogue | the lines or words said by the characters |
| Narrator | the person who speaks directly to the audience to give more information about what is happening in the play |
| Stage Directions | written instructions that tell the actors how to perform their lines, usually written in italics or parenthesis |
| Act | like a chapter, it is a group of scenes in a play |
| Scene | a smaller part of an act, it is a part of the drama that takes place in one setting |
| Lines | the part of the script that each actor is suppose to say, the dialogue |
| Actor | someone who plays a character in the drama or play |
| Theme | the lesson or message of the drama or other work of fiction |
| Stage | the area where the drama is performed |
| Plot | the actions and events in the play |
| Props | objects actors use when performing |
| Audience | the people watching a drama or play |
| Conflict | a problem the characters have that causes events that are important to the plot |
| Playwright | the author of a play or drama |
| Resolution | the solution to the problem or conflict |
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bmorrison