Elements of Drama 7th Grade ELA

A person outside the play who speaks directly to the audience

• actor

• narrator

• director

• theme

The person who leads the actors on the stage, or tells them what do do and when

• director

• protagonist

• antagonist

• dialogue

A large portion of the play that contains the different scenes

• scene

• dialogue

• act

• cast

The people who act in the play

• actors

• director

• stage directions

• set

The words that the actors say during the play

• costume

• props

• state directions

• dialogue

The list of all the actors in the play

• the cast

• protagonist

• antagonist

• director

The clothing items and accessories worn by the actors

• set

• costume

• scene

• act

a small portion of the play that happens within the acts that are like chapters of a book

• theme

• actors

• cast

• scene

The background and scenery that create the setting of the play

• dialogue

• narrator

• set

• cast

The central or main character of the play

• protagonist

• antagonist