Parts of a Drama

What are the small sections of the play called?

• Script

• Stage directions

• Setting

• Scenes

• Dialogue

Which is an example of stage directions?

• (They line up on the side of the stage.)

• Atalanta: Don't be so sure about that, Dad.

• Setting: A Kindom

What is the time and place of the play called?

• Script

• Stage directions

• Setting

• Cast

• Dialogue

What are the actors in a play called?

• Script

• Stage directions

• Setting

• Cast

• Dialogue

Stage directions are usually written in what format?

• Bold in quotation marks

• Italics in parenthesis

• Underlined in capital letters

What is each part of a play called?

• chapter

• stanza

• scene

• section

What are the people in the play called?

• persons

• characters

• doggies

• setting

Where the drama takes place is called a?

• setting

• area

• parking lot

• character

Parts of a Drama: _______ – a major section of a play, usually made up of several scenes.

• Act

• Scene

• Chapter

• Episode

Parts of a Drama: _______ – a subdivision of an act that changes for a new time or location; ends when characters leave the stage.

• Scene

• Act

• Chapter

• Episode