Characters
What term is used to describe the individuals or entities in a play?
What is cast of characters
What is the term for the main divisions of a play?
What are acts?
These are divisions of acts that occur in different settings
What is a scene
What are the instructions in a play that describe how characters move and speak?
What are stage directions?
This is the written form of a play.
What is a script?
In a drama, what do we call a detailed description of how a character acts, speaks, and moves?
What typically happens at the beginning of a new act in a play?
The setting or time may change, and a new phase of the story begins.
How do scenes help to move the story forward in a play?
Scenes change locations, introduce new events, and advance the plot.
What are the instructions in a play that describe how characters move and speak?
Stage directions guide actors' movements and help directors in staging the play.
He or she is the author of a play
What is a playwright?
Name one example of a famous character from a well-known play.
Ex: Romeo and Juliet
Why is it important for a play to be divided into acts?
Acts help structure the story, provide breaks, and indicate changes in the plot.
How are scenes and acts related in a play's structure?
Acts contain scenes and provide a broader structure for the story.
How do stage directions contribute to the audience's understanding of a play?
Stage directions provide context, clarify actions, and enhance the audience's visualization.
This is the abbreviation of the word "property" and is any object that is used in a play to enhance the setting
What are props?
How do characters in a play contribute to the overall story?
Characters drive the plot and interactions, adding depth and conflict to the story.
The words or conversations spoken by characters to each other. Much of what you learn about the characters, setting, and events are revealed in this conversation.
What is dialogue?
The words or conversations spoken by characters to each other. Much of what you learn about the characters, setting, and events are revealed in this conversation.
What is dialogue?
Can you give an example of a stage direction you might find in a script?
(e.g., "Exit stage left" or "He gestures angrily")
At the beginning of the scene that sets the scene before the characters start speaking. e.g., see the paragraph in italics here. What is the formal term for it?
What is description?
The words or conversations spoken by characters to each other. Much of what you learn about the characters, setting, and events are revealed in this conversation.
What is dialogue?
What is the difference between an act and a scene?
An act is a division of the play and a scene is a division of the act
This is the person who sets the scene for a play and comments on the action
Who is the narrator?
How do stage directions help create the overall atmosphere of a play?
Stage directions set the tone, mood, and physical environment, shaping the play's atmosphere.
This comes from the Greek word "dran" which means "to do" or "to act"
What is Drama?