Plays

What verb tense are stage directions written in?

• past tense

• future tense

• present tense

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Who is William Shakespeare?

• An English poet, playwriter, and actor.

• An English prince.

• A Canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer.

• The Greatest American Hero.

If you could take part in a play, what would you be?

• A main character

• A supporting character

• The director

• A tree in the background

What do you call a written work that is meant to be performed rather than read,

like a play?

• Stage Directions

• Drama

• Character

• Costume

A play is divided into:

• Stages

• Scenes

• Drama

• Script

Which element of drama tells the actor what he/she should do and has information about how scenes should look

• Dialogue

• Stage Directions

• Cast

• Scenes

The text of a play.

• script

• scenery

• characters

• setting

The people or animals who are acting on the stage.

• script

• characters

• setting

• dialogue

The performers in a drama

• setting

• cast of characters

• dialogue

• scene

The directions telling characters how to speak or act; also about sound, lighting, and props

• stage directions

• scene

• dialogue

• plot