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Elements of a Drama
Drama, Drama, Drama
100
The words that actors speak
Lines
100
The role that an actor plays in a drama
Character
100
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Plot
100
The lesson that can be learned from a play
Theme
200
What an actor uses to know what lines to perform and how to act
Script
200
A less important character in a drama
Minor Character
200
Objects used to make a play more realistic
Props
200
A short play with only one act (ex. Herbie)
One Act Play
300
When characters speak to each other
Dialogue
300
Essential characters in a drama
Major Characters
300
Objects used to make the background or setting of a play
Scenery
300
A type of play where the characters sing and music is played (ex. Hercules)
Musical
400
When just one character speaks to the audience
Monologue
400
The person who explains the events of a play
Narrator
400
A portion of a play where the actors and scenery remain the same
Scene
400
A type of play where the actors cannot be seen and sound effects are used to help the audience imagine the action
Radio Play
500
The part of the script that tells actors how to say their lines
Stage Directions
500
A large section of a play, similar to a chapter in a book
Act
500
A type of play where all or part of a book is acted out
Reader's Theater