Drama Vocabulary Review

Front

What tells a character where to go on stage and what to do; can also describe the emotion a character should express?

Back

Stage Directions: Instructions in a script that indicate movement, position, or emotion for the actors.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What is a story acted out in front of an audience?

Back

Play/Drama: A form of literature intended for theatrical performance.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What is a smaller section of the act; the setting often changes?

Back

Scene: A division of a play that usually takes place in a single location.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What are objects that actors use, such as a broom or book, as their characters might use them in the play?

Back

Props: Items used by actors to enhance the storytelling in a play.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What are written text each actor says/reads for the character they are playing?

Back

Lines: The dialogue spoken by characters in a play.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What is the person who writes the script for a play?

Back

Playwright: The author of a play.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Front

What is the main character in a story or play called?

Back

Protagonist: The central character around whom the story revolves.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What is the term for the opposing force or character in a story?

Back

Antagonist: The character or force that opposes the protagonist.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What is the term for the overall message or lesson of a play?

Back

Theme: The underlying message or main idea of a story.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Front

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

Back

Setting: The environment in which the story occurs.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C