Drama Academic Vocabulary

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Literature that is written to be performed.

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Drama

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The person who writes the play

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Playwright

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Text with words said by the actors and their stage directions

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Script

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Written instructions for the actors, includes words and what to do

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Stage Directions

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A person playing a role in a dramatic work. 

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Actor

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A person in the story(play) being performed.

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Character

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The person who tells the actors what to do.

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Director

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A stage direction that describes what the audience sees on stage the moment the curtain rises. It details the initial set-up of a scene including character positions and actions at the beginning of a new act or scene.

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At Rise

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indicates when a performance begins or ends

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Curtain

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The major sections a play is divided into.

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Acts