Drama Terms

Front

What do you call the people, animals, or objects who do the acting in the play?

Back

Characters

Front

What are descriptions or directions in a script that tell HOW the play is performed, including where characters should stand and what they should do?

Back

Stage directions

Front

What is a brief remark made to the audience that the other characters do not hear?

Back

Aside

Front

What is the term for a conversation between two or more characters?

Back

Dialogue

Front

What is a long speech given by a character that expresses inner thoughts aloud to himself and the audience?

Back

Soliloquy

Front

What term describes the main character in a story, often facing a conflict?

Back

Protagonist

Front

What is the term for a character who opposes the protagonist?

Back

Antagonist

Front

What do you call the underlying message or main idea of a play?

Back

Theme

Front

What is the term for the time and place in which the story occurs?

Back

Setting

Front

What do you call the sequence of events in a play?

Back

Plot