Drama Check 1

A drama, or a play is a passage that tells a story using _______________ characters say to each other.

• songs
• lines
• books
• jokes

A list of characters that appear in the play or drama is called a ______________________. They are also written at the beginning of the play.

• group
• crowd
• cast
• people

This is the written text of a play.

• script
• papers
• book
• text

A drama is intended to be __________________ for an audience.

• performed
• comedy
• tragedy
• fun

What is the meaning of dialogue?

• Conversations between two or more characters
• The words in parentheses
• A struggle that takes place in a story
• The gestures an actor uses in a drama

Items used on stage to help actors tell a story

• Flats
• Sets
• Props
• Costumes

What is another word for "drama?"

• Poem
• Story
• Play
• Movie

The group of people that are playing certain roles in a play is called the 

• audience
• cast of characters
• writers
• speakers

The directions, or words, in parenthesis that show the actions or feelings that the characters are supposed to show.  These directions are called______.

• Plot directions
• Stage directions
• Actor directions
• Audience directions

What are props?

• Actors in play

• The action in a play

• Objects used by actors in a play

• Directions that tell the actors what to do or how to speak