Drama STAAR Review

A person who performs a role in a play is called an

• stage direction

• actor

• performance

• playwright

A ____ is a story or play that is acted out using characters in situations that imitate real life.

• Biography

• Drama

• Director

• Conflict

The cast of characters is....

• a play intended to make an audience laugh

• the signal given to people working in or on a play

• lines spoken between characters in a play

• the people who perform in a play

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

What is the primary purpose of using dialogue in a piece of drama?

• To describe the setting to the audience

• To provide background information about the plot

• To reveal the thoughts and feelings of characters

• To list the characters involved in the play

Every time you change the scene in a Drama you change the

• climax

• plot

• Scene

• Setting

Match the following types of drama

• Drama

• describes plays that address a serious subject.

• Tragedy

• a form of drama that is humorous and has happy endings.

• Comedy

• a form of drama in which events lead to the downfall of the protagonist.

The part of the play script that tells actors how to move or speak their lines is called the...

• stage directions

• scene

• setting

• stage

What are props?

• Actors in play

• The action in a play

• Objects used by actors in a play

• Directions that tell the actors what to do or how to speak

The area where the actors perform is called the....

• scene

• stage

• set

• setting