Elements of Drama
                        
                        
                            
                            
                         
                     
                 
             
            
                
                    
                    Elements of Drama
stage directions
the instructions that tell the actors what to do on stage
setting
when and where the story takes place
acts and scenes
scenes divide the acts each time the setting changes
acts  divide the play into smaller parts like chapters in a book
dialogue
the conversations between the characters
the lines the actors speak
cast of characters
the actors in a drama or play