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Drama Terms

This overview of dramatic terms and concepts highlights essential elements in theater, including the structured division of plays into acts and scenes, the role of actors, and various dramatic techniques such as monologues, soliloquies, and asides. It emphasizes the significance of dialogue, cues, and stage directions in character portrayal and plot development. The guide serves as a foundation for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of play structure, character dynamics, and the nuances of theatrical performances.

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Drama Terms

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  1. Drama Terms By S. Huffman

  2. Act • The major division of the play • Typically corresponds to the division of the plot graph • 5 Act Play: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Catastrophe • 3 Act Play: Exposition/Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action/Catastrophe

  3. Actor • The people portraying the characters in a play

  4. Aside • When an actor directly addresses the audience, but is not supposed to be heard by the other characters • Allows a character’s inner feelings to be known by the audience • Used for melodramatic/comic effect • Assumed to be a revelation of a character’s true feelings

  5. Cue • A signal, like a word or sound effect, that something else is supposed to happen

  6. Curtain • The drapery that covers a stage • Signals the end of an Act or Play

  7. Dialogue • Discussion between two or more characters in a play • In a play, dialogue must reveal character’s feelings and motivations.

  8. Director • The individual in charge of the artistic organization of a play

  9. Dramatis Personae • The list of characters at the beginning of a play

  10. Monologue • A longer speech of a single character • Done in front of other characters, although they don’t speak

  11. Scene • A segment of an act • Should follow plot structure • Indicated by the entrance or exit of a leading character, or the clearing of the stage, or the logical ending of a specific action

  12. Soliloquy • A speech delivered while a character is alone • Tells the audience what the character is thinking or feeling without revealing these details to other characters

  13. Stage • The physical area where a performance takes place

  14. Stage Directions • Material that an author adds to show actors movement, attitude, manner, style, quality of speech, character, or action • Placed in italics and parenthesis

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