Drama Vocabulary 8th Grade (The Diary of Anne Frank)

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acts

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divide the play into smaller parts, like chapters in a book

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scenes

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divide the acts each time the setting (time or place) changes

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actors

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the people who perform the drama, playing character roles

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aside

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a character speaks directly to the audience, unheard by other characters

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cast of characters

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the actors in the drama who perform in character roles

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comedy

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a story with a happy ending

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conflict

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the problem or struggle in the story

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costume

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the clothing, hair, and make-up an actor wears to play a character

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dialogue

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the lines spoken by a character (actor)

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drama

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literature that is written to be performed