Elements of Drama

The person who writes the play, or the "author"

• Narrator

• Director

• Playwright

• Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

The lines that the characters speak in a play

• Dialogue

• Stage Directions

• Italics

• Scenes

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.5

A play is divided up into these parts.

• Location and Time

• Stage Directions

• Chapters

• Acts and Scenes

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

This is where the play takes place. It usually includes time and location.

• Script

• Setting

• Characters

• Stage

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

These tell an actor what to do or how to say a line.

• Cast of characters

• Narrators

• Playwrights

• Stage Directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

The person who takes a script and turns it into a stage production is called the

• Director

• Narrator

• Playwright

• Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

This is a list at the beginning of a play to give the reader an idea of how many characters there will be.

• Script

• Cast of Characters

• Narrator

• Stage Directions

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.2

This person tells the story and informs the audience of background information, but is not a character in the story.

• Playwright

• Director

• Narrator

• Actor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

The playwright writes a

• book

• script

• dialogue

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.10