Elements of a Drama

An act is the major section of a play, made up of scenes.

The words characters say are called dialogue.

Plays are written in lines of dialogue.

They are called the cast or characters.

The element of drama that drives the story forward is the plot.

A scene is a smaller section of an act in a play.

The script contains the written words that tell the story of the play.

The narrator provides commentary and context to the story being told.

Props are objects used to help tell the story in a play.

The climax is the most intense point of the story, where the main conflict reaches its peak.