Drama Vocabulary Review

This is the person who

writes the play, or the

“author” of the play.

• Playwright

• Cast of Characters

• Narrator

• Setting

These are the lines

the characters speak

in the play. Most of a

play script is made

up of this.

• Acts and Scenes

• Dialogue

• Stage Directions

• Cast of Characters

These tell the actor

what to do or how to

say a line. They can

also give information

about the setting of

the play. They are

usually written in

brackets.

• Dialogue

• Stage Directions

• Playwright

• Setting

This is listed at the

beginning of the play

to give the reader an

idea of how many

characters there will

be.

• Dialogue

• Cast of Characters

• Narrator

• Acts and Scenes

These are like

chapters of a book.

They divide up the

play into different

parts and will usually

have a different

setting.

• Cast of Characters

• Stage Directions

• Narrator

• Acts and Scenes

This person tells the

story and informs the

“audience,” or

reader of

background

information. This

person is not a

character in the

story.

• Cast of Characters

• Playwright

• Narrator

• Dialogue

This is where the play

takes place. It will

usually change with

a new act or scene.

• Acts or Scenes

• Setting

• Narrator

• Stage Directions

Identify what element of drama is shown in the image.

• Dialogue

• Stage Direction

• Narrator

• Setting

Identify the element of drama shown in the image.

• Playwright

• Stage Directions

• Cast of Characters

• Narrator

Identify the element of drama using the image and definition.

• Playwright

• Narrator