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This is a story intended to be performed in front of an audience.
What is a drama
100

These are acts that occur in different settings

What are scenes?

100

Where the scenes or acts take place in the drama/play.

What is the setting?

100

This is a list of all the characters in a play. They usually are listed order of when they appear in the play

What is the cast?

100

These are instructions for the actors, the director, and the stage crew and are normally written in italics

What are stage directions?

200
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?
200
The central message or idea of a drama
What is theme?
200

This is where plays are performed

What is a theater?

200

This is the person who sets the scene for a play and comments on the action

Who is the narrator?

200

The words or conversations spoken by characters to each other. Usually has quotations marks

What is dialogue?

300

How a character feels or thinks and how it makes them act based on those emotions.

What are internal character traits?

300
A struggle that a character has. This can be either internal or external
What is conflict?
300

The sequence of events that make up a play, including the beginning, middle, and end. It explains what happens and why it happens, focused on a main character facing a problem.

What is the plot?

300

This is a major piece within a play in which two or more scenes are grouped together

What is an act?

300

This is where the play takes place. It usually has three walls

What is a stage?

400

When a character or characters solve the problems they faced or that challenged them.

What is a resolution?

400
These are clothing and accessories worn by actors to portray the characters and the time period
What are costumes?
400

Kelly: "Please, leave me alone!" (walks across stage with arms folded) 

The words in italics and in (parenthesis) are an example of this.

What are stage directions?

400

How a character looks on the outside such as their clothes, hair, and other outward features.

What are external character traits?

400

Kelly: "Please, leave me alone!" 

The words being spoken by Kelly are using this type of punctuation to show dialogue.

What are quotation marks?

500

Kelly: "Please, leave me alone!" 

This the name of the person who is speaking in the play.

Who is an actor, cast member or performer?

500

A type of drama that is light and funny and usually has a happy ending

What is a comedy?

500
This is a long uninterrupted speech that is spoken by a single character which reveals his/her thoughts and feelings
What is a monologue?
500

This is the written form of a play that has cast of characters, setting, and stage directions

What is a script?

500

He or she is the author of a play

What is a playwright?