Introduction to Drama

Plays are written for the main purpose of...

• Imagining

• Performance

• Reading

• Listening

Drama began in...

• the United States of America

• the United Kingdom

• Greece

• Italy

What do we call someone who writes plays?

• Playwright

• Writer

• Poet

• Author

What are the two things that all scripts contain?

• Pictures

• Dialogue

• Stage Directions

• Acts

What does an Act refer to?

• The major sections of a play

• The minor sections of a play

• The major sections of a story

• The minor sections of a story

What does a Scene refer to?

• The major sections of a play

• The minor sections of a play

• The place where an incident occurred.

• The minor sections of a story

What are the things included in the stage directions?

(there are multiple answers)

• When a scene takes place

• How the characters should say their lines

• How the characters should move on stage.

What does Plot refer to?

• It refers to the main ideas explored in the text.

• It refers to the time and place in which a situation occurs

• It refers to the representations of people

• It refers to the overall storyline

What does Theme refer to?

• It refers to the main ideas explored in the text

• It refers to the writer's deliberate use of language

• It refers to the time and place in which a situation occurs

• It refers to representations of people

What does Character refer to?

• It refers to the overall storyline

• It refers to representations of people

• It refers to the writer's purposeful use of language

• It refers to the time and place in which a situation occurs