Who's Important
What's My Part
Setting the Stage
100

Playwright

The author of a play.

100

Stage Directions

instruction telling the actors what to do; usually written in paranthesis or brackets

100

Act

a group of connected scenes (chapter of a play)

200

Cast of Characters

list of character names

200

Lines

words making up the dialogue of a play

200

Scene

a smaller section of play; the action that takes place in a single setting

300

Narrator

a special character outside of the story who tells the audience what is happening in the play

300

Dialogue

parts that are spoken by the actors
300

Prop

items used in a play

400

Actors

people that play the role of characters in a play

400

Character Tags

name that tells you what character is speaking

400

Theme

the message of the play

500

Characters

people who have important roles in a play

500

Script

the text of a play

500

Setting

when and where the story takes place

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