Drama Terms

a story written to be acted out on a stage, with actors taking the parts of specific characters 

• Prop

• Scene

• Script

• Drama

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

the arrangement of elements to represent the location of a drama 

• Setting

• Scenery

• Theme

• Role

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

sounds used to create an aural atmosphere 

• Theme

• Setting

• Sound effects

• Costume

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

an interruption of the action to tell about something that happened earlier in time 

• Foreshadowing

• Theme

• Dialogue

• Flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

objects used by actors on stage 

the use of hints to suggest action that is to come 

• Foreshadowing

• Protagonist

• Backstage

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

the structural units of a play 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

talk between two or more characters 

• Dialogue

• Role

• Script

• Upstage

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

the written dialogue, description, and stage directions provided by the playwright 

• Plot

• Novel

• Script

• Role

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Toward the rear of the stage

• Downstage

• Stage Left

• Stage Right

• Upstage