Drama Structure

DRAMA:

•DRAMA IS A PLAY/PRODUCTION INTENDED FOR A

LARGE AUDIENCE.

ACTS

•MAJOR DIVISION WITHIN A PLAY; MUCH

LIKE A CHAPTER IN A BOOK.

SCENE

•TYPICALLY, A SCENE IS

ANOTHER DIVISION
WITHIN A PLAY. ACTS ARE
DIVIDED INTO SCENES.

Multiple Choice

A scene can be thought of as a_______?

• major character

• the playwright

• None of these

• a chapter of a book

PLAYWRIGHT
AUTHOR OF THE PLAY!

CHARACTERS

ACTORS AND ACTRESS THAT BRING THE CAST OF CHARACTERS TO LIFE.

Multiple Select

Which characters can change the plot of a story?

• minor

• major

• only major

• none of the above

STAGE DIRECTIONS

THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE DIRECTOR, STAGE CREW, AND ACTORS.

Multiple Choice

Stage directions looks like:

• Scrooge:

  Bob:

• Scrooge: (angerly)

• Scrooge: Bah! Hambug!

• List of characters

NARRATOR

•VOICE THAT TELLS THE STORY!

Dialogue

This is the words that are exchanged
between two or more characters during
a scene.

Dropdown

True or False: There has to be quotation marks around dialogue/conversations in a drama. ​

Select answer

Drama Structure

Dramas, or plays, are set up in a different
way then most forms of literature.