Drama Vocabulary

A performer who assumes the role of a character in a play:

• Director

• Producer

• Actor

• Playwright

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.4

Someone who tells a story, filling in the gaps for the audience:

• Narrator

• Speaker

• Playwright

• Author

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A signal for an actor to speak or move

• Monologue

• Aside

• Act

• Cue

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Things that drama will always contain (plot, characters, etc.)

• Elements

• Acts

• Scenes

• Playwrights

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The author of a play is called a(n)

• Author

• Writer

• Playwright

• Playmaster

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Drama is:

• a form of nonfiction

• a division of a play

• a story acted out in front of an audience

• a stage area out of sight of the audience

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

The physical surroundings - usually built to fit the play

• Props

• Stage

• Set

• Costumes

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

An instruction written as part of the script

• Cue

• Scene

• Stage Direction

• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Any movable object on the set of a play

• Prop

• Set

• Costume

• Melody

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

An actor's outfit and makeup

• Costume

• Greasepaint

• Prop

• Line

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D