Types of Theater
An opera is...
A dramatic story set to music for singers and instrumentalists with NO talking.
Dialogue
Plot is...
The events of a drama.
A playwright is...
A person who writes plays.
A story written to be performed by actors on stage for a live audience.
Play
Not spoken aloud, tell the characters what to do.
Stage directions.
Theme is...
The life lesson or main message of the drama.
Someone who plays a character in a drama.
Actor
A live performance with spoken parts, singing and dancing.
Musical theater.
The characters in a drama.
Cast of characters.
A larger part of a drama that shows a main part of the plot.
Act
These types of shows were popular in Vietnam and other Asian countries.
Puppet shows
The time and place the drama is happening.
Setting.
A smaller part of a drama that goes without interruption until the next segment begins.
Scene