Introduction to Drama

What does a director provide for a drama?

• Actors

• Production crew

• Stage directions

• Direction for how the script will be performed

What is drama?

• written to be performed by actors

• written to be performed by a cast

• written to be performed by actors and watched by an audience

The author of a play is called...

• poet

• playwright

• script

A play in written form is called...

• script

• dialogue

• cast

The playwright must write the

• dialogue and the stage directions

• dialogue

• stage directions

A dialogue

• reveals characters personalities

• develops conflict and advances the plot

• is what the characters say

• all of the above

Props are

• the items actors use on stage

• pieces of furniture

• directions used by the director

How is a play set out

• Acts and scenes

• Seasons and episodes

• Chapters

Explain what is meant by 'stage directions'

• includes setting, how the characters should say their lines, and how the characters should move onstage.

• includes dialogue

• includes props and a script

Actors and actresses who perform in the play are known as

• the crew

• the cast

• directors