Elements of Drama Matching

a piece of writing that tells a story and is acted out on stage; also called a play

• drama
• scene
• act
• stage directions
• characters

the person who wrote the play

• playwright
• scene
• drama
• act
• stage directions

specific instructions to the actors

• stage directions
• scene
• drama
• act
• characters

part of an act where specific events happen, changes when the setting changes

• scene
• drama
• act
• stage directions
• characters

the items the actors will use on stage

• props
• scene
• drama
• act
• stage directions

a character that gives additional information and fill in the details

• narrator
• scene
• drama
• act
• stage directions

the written play that includes characters, lines of dialogue, and stage directions

• script
• scene
• drama
• act
• stage directions

the lines of the script that the actors speak out loud

• dialogue
• scene
• drama
• act
• stage directions

the main sections of the drama, like chapters of a book, made of many scenes

• act
• scene
• drama
• stage directions
• characters

the names shown in the script right before the lines of dialogue

• characters
• scene
• drama
• act
• stage directions