Drama Vocabulary

Drama

• A play, text that is acted out

• unexpected events

• an object used on stage

• instructions that tell the actors how to feel and what to do

structure

• a play

• spoken words

• the way the text is set up

• an object used by actors

Act

• the person who plays then part of a character on stage

• major section of a drama that is made of scenes

• an object the actor uses on stage

• clothes the actor wears

scene

• a play

• The way text is set up.

• whoever is reading or watching

• small section of an act that has one setting

Dialogue

• spoken words

• An object used by actors.

• The way text is set up.

• Instructions that tell the actors how to feel and act.

Stage Directions

• a play

• instructions that tell characters how to feel and what to do

• small section of a play that has one setting

• person who plays the part of a character on stage

Prop

• the way text is set up

• whoever is reading or watching

• object the actor uses on stage

• clothes the actor wears on stage

Actor

• a play

• spoken words

• whoever is watching

• person who plays the part of a character on stage

Costume

• clothes the actor wears on stage

• whoever is reading or watching

• text that is acted out

• way text is set up

Audience

• person who plays the part of a character on stage

• whoever is reading or watching

• a major section of the drama, made up of scenes

• smaller section of an act, has one setting