Elements of Drama

Drama is meant to be __________________________ in
front of an _____________________________.
Script

The text of a _________________, film or broadcast (such
as a TV show) is called a ___________________________.

A script will include a cast of _________________________,
dialogue, and stage ________________________________.
Dialogue
Stage Directions

Dialogue is written _________________________________
between two or more characters.

In a drama, most of the story is told through dialogue.

Stage directions will suggest scenery, lighting, sound effects,
and ways for actors to ______________ and ____________.

Stage directions often appear in ______________________
and in italic type in a script.
Act

An act is a major division within a play, similar to a
________________________ in a book.

Each act may be further divided into smaller sections, which
are called _______________________.
Scene

Each scene presents an episode of the play’s
_________________ and typically occurs at a single time
and _______________________________.