Drama Terms

Front

What is the written "book" for the actors to follow?

Back

Script

Front

What are the objects used to bring the drama to life?

Back

Props

Front

Who is the person or animal in a drama that has lines or follows stage directions?

Back

Characters

Front

Who is the person who wrote the drama?

Back

Playwright

Front

What provides information to the characters about their actions or feelings and is in parenthesis?

Back

Stage directions

Front

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

Back

Setting

Front

What do we call the spoken words of the characters in a drama?

Back

Dialogue

Front

What is the term for a division of a play into smaller parts?

Back

Act

Front

What do we call the main idea or message of a drama?

Back

Theme

Front

What is the term for the background information provided to the audience about the characters and setting?

Back

Exposition