What is a story written to be performed in front of an audience?
Drama
What is a dialogue?
A conversation between two or more people or characters
These are the playwright's notes to actors, directors, and readers.
Stage directions
A person or animal in a play
Character
What is the time and place of a play?
Setting
This is what the actors wear.
Costumes
What is the background of the play?
Scenery
What is the word used to describe various items on the stage, such as furniture?
Props
What is the play's main struggle?
Conflict
What is the term for introducing the play's basic situation?
Exposition
What is the play's most exciting part?
Climax
Acts in a play are broken up into smaller parts called ______________.
Scenes
This is when a character speaks to himself or herself on stage.
Soliloquy
This is a comment made by a character but not heard by other characters onstage.
Aside
A speech performed to an audience is ___________.
Monologue
This is the word for the main events of a play.
Plot
