Drama Vocabulary Terms Set 2

Question 1

The main character (usually the good guy)

Answer 1

Protagonist

Question 2

Objects needed to preform the play

Answer 2

Props

Question 3

A short conclusion to a play that gives the reader information that happened after the events in the play.

Answer 3

Epilogue

Question 4

A short introduction at the beginning of the play that gives the reader some background information or sets the stage for the play.

Answer 4

Prologue

Question 5

Instructions that tell the actors what to do, where to go, how to move, or how to say the lines.

Answer 5

Stage directions

Question 6

The text of the play; contains a list of characters, lines the characters speak, or how to say the lines.

Answer 6

Script

Question 7

The action that takes place in a single setting, in an act.

Answer 7

Scenes

Question 8

The time and place the action happens; many plays have more than one setting.

Answer 8

Setting

Question 9

The character or person of which an actor plays the part.

Answer 9

Role