Reading and Understanding Plays

A person who writes the play is called the-

• Cast

• Director

• Script

• Playwright

Printed copy of a play is called the-

• Director

• Playwright

• Script

• Drama

Small section or portion of a play that introduces the setting and sometimes characters is called-

• Theatre

• Drama

• Scene

• Dialogue

A drama is intended to be __________________ for an audience.

• performed

• comedy

• tragedy

• fun

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 in the brochure or program of the play.

• group
• crowd
• cast
• people

Stage directions are the words written that appear in parentheses throughout the play and these words tell the characters how to _________________.

• do the play
• use dialogue
• act
• sing

These are used to introduce new characters and foreshadow future events.

• actors
• script
• dramas
• scenes and acts

A dialogue is the lines that characters say to each other.  They must include _____________ and _______________.

• talking and singing
• listening and speaking
• dancing and singing
• reading and writing

There are four ingredients in a good Drama.  They include:

• actors, script, acts and scenes
• stage directions, plays, singing and dancing
• characters, cast, setting and drama
• dialogue, setting, conflict and plot