Category: Topics in the syllabus
What is play script?
The manuscript of a play, especially as prepared for use by actors in rehearsals.
Main elements of play script
Title
It’s the name of the play.
Playwright
It’s the author of the play.
Characters
They are different people that take part in the story.
Cast
The actors and actresses in a play.
Setting
It tells the time and place where the play happens in.
Stage directions
They tell actors/actresses what to do and where to go on stage, how to move and how to say their dialogues.
Dialogues
They are the lines the characters speak in the play.
It’s the name of the play.
Playwright
It’s the author of the play.
Characters
They are different people that take part in the story.
Cast
The actors and actresses in a play.
Setting
It tells the time and place where the play happens in.
Stage directions
They tell actors/actresses what to do and where to go on stage, how to move and how to say their dialogues.
Dialogues
They are the lines the characters speak in the play.
Example
- Title.
- Playwright.
- Characters.
- Cast.
- Setting.
- Stage directions.
- Name of the character.
- Dialogues.