Drama Vocabulary

"Exit stage left"...this is an example of

• lines
• stage directions
• cast of characters
• dialogue

characters in the play 

• dialogue
• actors or actresses
• playwright
• script

a story told through words, actions and is meant to be performed for an audience

• play or drama
• cast of characters
• actors
• scene

the person who wrote the play

• drama
• dialogue
• playwright
• props

the time and place

• setting
• set
• plot
• drama

the actors use these items to make the drama believable

• actors
• drama
• props
• set

series of events in a drama

• plot
• set
• scene
• drama

a change in the setting

• plot

• dialogue

• cast of characters

• scene

The smallest division of a play in which the time or place setting changes

• Scene
• Act
• Drama
• Cast

The visual background of the stage, including walls, furniture, trees, etc.

• Cast
• Scene
• Sets
• Props