Elements of Drama

A play is composed of different parts which are known as ___________ and _____________.

• sections

• acts

• parts

• scenes

These tell the actor what to do, how to move, and how to say their lines.

• dialogue

• stage directions

• cast of characters

• descriptions

This person provides the audience with information about what is happening in the play.

• narrator

• setting

• cast of characters

• cast

When and where the story or play takes place.

• location

• scenes

• stage directions

• setting

This tells who the characters of the play are.

• narrator

• stage directions

• cast of characters

• setting

A play is written in this form which includes a cast of characters, the lines the characters say, and the stage directions.

• dialogue

• script

• acts

• setting

These are the lines that characters speak in the play.

• scenes

• stage directions

• setting

• dialogue

These give details about how the setting or characters look.

• setting

• acts

• descriptions

• cast of characters