• If you are citizen of an European Union member nation, you may not use this service unless you are at least 16 years old.

  • You already know Dokkio is an AI-powered assistant to organize & manage your digital files & messages. Very soon, Dokkio will support Outlook as well as One Drive. Check it out today!

View
 

Plays

Page history last edited by Cheryl Madden 10 years, 5 months ago

Today we will learn about plays in order to identify unique characteristics of the genre.

 

A play is a story that is performed by actors on a stage. Plays are divided into acts and scenes. An act is like a chapter in a book. Acts are made up of scenes, which are part of the action that takes place in one location. When you watch a play in a theater or read the script of a play in a book, you will see the following elements:

 

 

Characters are the people who take part in the play's action. A list of these characters always appears at the beginning of a play or in the program. The name of the actor who takes the part of each character follows the character's name. Sometimes, there is a narrator, who describes events in the play to the audience or reader.

 

The setting is the time and place in which the dramatic action occurs. Sometimes the setting is described in a brief introduction at the beginning of a play. This introduction provides the reader with background information about the characters and events in the play.

 

Stage directions explain how the actors should move and speak. In a script, these stage directions are usually printed in italics and set off from the dialogue and the characters' names.

 

Dialogue is the conversation between characters in a play. In a printed version of a play, the dialogue comes directly after the character's name. A monologue is a long speech spoken by one character to the audience.

 

Props are objects, such as books or telephones, that are used by the characters on a stage. Scenery is the backgrounds and larger objects that create the setting of the play. Lighting refers to the brightness and types of lights used on the stage. The props, scenery, and lighting are usually described in the stage directions.

 

Comments (0)

You don't have permission to comment on this page.