Drama

a piece of literature intended to be performed on stage, screen or radio.

Stage Directions

movements that tell where to stand or do in the performance area

Tragedy

a play dealing with tragic disastrous events and ending unhappily

Comedy

a play with amusing character usually with a happy ending

Soliloquy

talking without or regardless of hearers

Aside

words spoken by a character to the audience in confidence

Act

Main division of a play

Improvise

the ability for a performer to make up dialogue from cues of other performances or occurrences on stage

Monologue

scene in a drama where a person speaks alone

Blackout

sudden darkening of a theatre stage

Fade-in (Fade-out)

when a character in the play comes in (fade-in) or leaves (fade-out)

One Act Play

a piece of drama that occurs in the same setting for its entirety

Scene

a portion of a play in a fixed setting where events take place

Dialogue

conversation between two or more people