PARTS OF A DRAMA

Front

What are the small sections of the play called?

Back

Scenes

Front

Instructions that tell the actors what to do.

Back

Stage directions

Front

This person tells the story and informs the audience, or reader of background information. This person is not a character in the story. (All knowing)

Back

Narrator

Front

Stage directions are usually written in what format?

Back

Italics in parenthesis

Front

What is the time and place of the play called?

Back

Setting

Front

What is the main written text of a play called?

Back

Script

Front

What do we call the people who perform in a play?

Back

Cast

Front

What is the term for the spoken parts of a play?

Back

Dialogue

Front

What is the larger section of a play that contains multiple scenes called?

Back

Act

Front

What do we call the background information provided at the beginning of a play?

Back

Exposition