Drama Book

The written text of a play is called a ....

• set

• rehearsal

• script

• scene

Stage directions are the instructions that tell the actors where and how to move on the stage and how to say their lines.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Small section or portion of a play

• Theatre

• Drama

• Scene

• Act

The _____________________ is the action or main events that happen in a drama.

• theme

• plot

• cast

• act

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

• scene

• stage

• set

• setting

Plays are divided into large sections called

• scenes

• acts

• stage directions

• asides

Acts are divided into smaller sections called

• monologue

• dialogue

• scenes

• stage directions

Which of these best explains why there is only one scene?

• There is very little action.

• There are only three characters.

• Only a few props are needed.

• The setting does not change.

Drama is written to be performed by actors and watched by an audience.

• True

• False

A playwright is _______.

• The author of the play

• When they play is right after editing

• A character in the play

• A type of stage direction