Elements of Drama
An author of a play
What is playwright?
A place where plays are usually presented.
What is a theater?
A speech spoken by a character to reveal his or her inner thoughts
What is a soliloquy?
Is conversation between or among characters
What is dialogue?
The construction on stage that suggests time and place of the action.
What is a set?
Sally: "Good morning, Bob."
Bob: "Hi Sally. How are you doing?"
What is a dialogue?
A long speech that is spoken by a single character
What is monologue?
Another word for set.
What is a scenery?
(Sam closes the door and returns to his workplace).
What is stage directions?
Units of actions in a Drama
What are acts?
Small movable items, that makes the actors roles more realistic.
What are props?
Character turns away from the other characters and faces the audience and says, "Nobody bothered to listen that day."
What is an aside?
A playwrights technique for creating more believable characters
What is characterization?
The sets of bracketed information that describe the scenery and how the characters should move and speak.
What are stage directions?
An uninterrupted speech given by one character which often gives information about the plot.
What is a monologue?