Name _____________ Date ______________
Elements of Drama
Match the element of drama with its correct meaning. Put the letter in the
blank.
____ act
a. A person outside the play who speaks
directly to the audience
____ scene
b. The person who leads the actors on the
stage
____actors
c. A large portion of the play made up of
scenes
____ cast
d. The people who act in the play
e. The words that the actor says during the
____ director
play
f. The list of all the actors in the play
____ protagonist
g. The clothing items and accessories worn
by the actors
____ antagonist
h. A small portion of the play within the
acts, like chapters in a book
____ narrator
i. The background and scenery used to
help transport the audience into the
____ dialogue
setting of the play
j. The “good guy” in a play
____ costume
k. The items handled and held by the
actors
____ set
l. The parts of the script that tell the
actors how they are to move or to speak
____ props
their lines
m. The “bad guy” in the play
____ stage directions
n. The underlying message or big idea of
the play
____ theme
Susan Manning 2019
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Name _____________
Date ______________
Elements of Drama
Match the element of drama with its correct meaning. Put the letter in the
blank.
C act
____
a. A person outside the play who speaks
directly to the audience
H
____ scene
b. The person who leads the actors on the
stage
D
____actors
c. A large portion of the playmade up of
scenes
F
____ cast
d. The people who act in the play
e. The words that the actor says during the
B
____ director
play
f. The list of all the actors in the play
J protagonist
____
g. The clothing items and accessories worn
by the actors
M
____ antagonist
h. A small portion of the play within the
acts, like chapters in a book
____
i. The background and scenery used to
A narrator
help transport the audience into the
E dialogue
____
setting of the play
j. The “good guy” in a play
G
____ costume
k. The items handled and held by the
actors
I
____
set
l. The parts of the script that tell the
actors how they are to move or to speak
K props
____
their lines
m. The “bad guy” in the play
L
____ stage directions
n. The underlying message or big idea of
the play
N theme
____
Susan Manning 2019