Drama Terms

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Drama

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A story that is acted out in front of an audience; a play.

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Playwright

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A person who writes a play; the author of the drama.

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Cast of characters

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The actors in a drama; typically listed at the beginning of the play.

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Role

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The character or person of which an actor plays the part.

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Narrator

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Gives the audience information about the actions happening in a play; also gives insight into the characters’ thoughts and feelings.

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Stage directions

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Instructions that tell the actors what to do, where to go, how to move, or how to say the lines; usually in parentheses () or brackets [].

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Acts/Scenes

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Different divided parts of a play; setting or costume changes frequently occur with an act or scene change.

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Script

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The written form of the play; contains a list of characters, lines the characters speak, and stage directions.

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Lines

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The written and spoken words that make up a character’s performance.

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Dialogue

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The lines of text the characters speak in the play; the characters’ names appear before the lines they speak.