Elements of Drama

What is drama?

• trouble caused by "friends"

• the written words and directions for actors to follow

• the characters that perform in a play

• a story that is written to be performed or acted out

 Person who tells the story, often spoken in third person.

• actor 
• speaker 
• narrator 
• dialogue 

________________________ are the people acting in play.

• director 
• cast of characters
• narrator 
• protagonist 

Speech between characters in a play:

• dialogue 
• lines 
• script 
• directions 

The person who writes the play is called_______________.

• author 
• director 
• speaker 
• playwright 

The play or drama is organized in ____________________.

• chapters
• acts and scenes 
• episodes 
• pages and numbers 

Instructions that tell the actors what they are supposed to do during acting: 

• scene
• teleprompter 
• stage directions 
• director 

The _____________________ is the main character in a drama. 

• protagonist 
• antagonist
• extra
• poor girl or hero 

The character against the protagonist  in a drama is called _____________. 

• villain 
• bad guy
• extra
• antagonist 

Which of the following best describes a "script"?

• the written words that characters speak and directions in a play/drama

• the "chapters" of a play/drama

• the problem or struggle in a story

• the place where a drama is performed