Structure and Elements of Drama

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What is dialogue?

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What the characters say throughout the drama.

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What is the action that takes place in a single setting?

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Scene

Front

What is a written story told through the characters' dialogue to be read by actors?

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Drama

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What is setting?

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The time and place in the drama.

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What are the objects used on stage by actors during the performance?

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Props

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What is the script?

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The text of a play, including the dialogue the actors speak and the stage directions.

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What are the stage directions?

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Written instructions in a play, telling an actor what to do.

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All the characters in a drama or play are...

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Cast of Characters

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Who is the person who writes a play or drama?

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Playwright

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What is a plot?

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The main events of a play, devised and presented by the writer.