Elements of Drama

Audience

• They are those who are watching the play in theatre

• They are the directors of the play

• They are the actors in the theatre

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Script

• The time and place in the play

• The text of the play

• The words said by the characters

• The person who tells what happens during th play

Stage Directions

• Label before lines of dialogue to show which character is speaking

• The words said by the characters

• The action that takes place in a single setting

• Written instructions telling actors what to do and where to stand

Narrator

• The time and place in the play

• The words said by the characters

• The person who tells what happens during the play

• The action that takes place in a single setting

Dialogue

• The text of the play

• Written instructions telling actors what to do

• The words said by the characters

• All of the characters, usually portrayed by actors