STAAR DRAMA VOCABULARY WORDS

A play that is meant to be performed on a stage for an audience.

• Drama

• Playwright

• Stage Directions

Give directions to the actors on how to act on stage. They are usually placed in parentheses and/or in italics.

• Drama

• Playwright

• Stage Directions

The author of the play.

• Drama

• Playwright

• Stage Directions

A long speech delivered by a character who is alone onstage (typically reveals the private thoughts of a character).

• Narrator

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Soliloquies

The words that are spoken by the actors.

• Narrator

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Soliloquies

A long speech by one single character to other characters.

• Narrator

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Soliloquies

The person that tells the story.

• Narrator

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Soliloquies

A part of an act.

• Act

• Scene

• Prologue

• Epilogue

An appendix (usually a concluding address) to a play.

• Act

• Scene

• Prologue

• Epilogue

A part of a play.

• Act

• Scene

• Prologue

• Epilogue