Introduction to Drama

What is Drama?

• A lot of shouting and yelling on a stage.

• Reading a play in silence.

• A story which is acted out on a stage for an audience.

• When someone is creating a lot of fuss over nothing.

Who do the actors on stage represent?

• They represent themselves

• They represent a fictitious character

• They represent the person writing the play

What is the main character in the play called?

Secondary characters are...

• students who go to secondary school.

• the other minor characters taking part in the play.

• those who paint the stage and roll the curtain.

The person who writes the play is referred to as a...

Details about where, when, what props need to be used and at what time of the day the story takes place are all part of the ....

What technical word is used to describe two people who are talking to each other on a stage?

• A conversation

• A dialogue

• A monologue

• A speaker

How do actors know what to do on stage?

• The playwright shouts orders at them.

• The playwright writes stage directions on the script.

• They simply improvise on the spot.

What are stage directions?

• These are notes which tell the actor how to react in a particular scene.

• These are signs on the stage which indicate the exit signs.

• These are verbal instructions given to the actors by the director.

A play is divided in...

• verses and stanzas.

• chapters.

• acts and scenes.

• modules.