Elements of Drama

Elements of Drama

​What is a drama?

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​A drama is also known as a play.

​Characteristics of Drama

• ​Tells a story and is divided into parts called scenes

• ​Written so that it can be performed as a play

• ​Includes story elements- setting, characters, plot, etc.

• ​Cast of characters that tells who will be in the play

• ​Description of the setting and what the stage should look like

• ​Stage directions tell the actors what to do, how to speak, and where to be on the stage

• ​Characters' dialogue tells the actors what to say

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Act

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​An act is a major division or section of a play.

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​Cast

The performers acting as characters in the play. ​

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Dialogue

​Conversation between two characters in a drama.

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​Narrator

A narrator tells the story to the reader. ​

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​Playwright

​One who writes a play or drama.

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​Prop

​ An object used by a performer or actor or used to create a certain effect in a play or drama.

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​Script

​ The written form of a play or movie or the lines to be said by a performer.

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​Set

The setting of the stage for each act and all the physical items that are used to change the stage for the performance. ​

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​Stage Directions

An instruction written into or added to the script of a play that directs actor's movements, scenery arrangement, or other information.  ​

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