Script - The written version of a play that includes dialogue and stage directions., Scene - A section of the play that takes place in one setting or at one time. Example: “Scene 2 – The Classroom.”, Act - A larger section of a play made up of scenes. Longer plays have several acts., Character - A person (or sometimes animal) in the play. Example: “Mia,” “Tom,” “The Teacher.”, Dialogue - The words characters speak to each other. Example: “MIA: I can’t believe it!”, Stage Directions - Instructions that tell actors how to move, speak, or behave. Written in brackets or italics. Example: (smiles nervously), Setting - Where and when the scene happens. Example: “A school lunch hall at lunchtime.”, Props - Objects actors use on stage. Example: a book, a phone, a lunchbox., Costume - The clothes actors wear to show who they are. Example: a school uniform, a superhero cape., Cue - The line or action that signals another actor’s turn to speak or move., Script layout - The way a playscript is set out: character name, colon, dialogue, and stage directions., Narrator - A character who tells the audience what’s happening (sometimes used in short plays)., Expression - How an actor uses their voice to show feelings. Example: happy, sad, worried., Body language - How an actor uses movement and posture to show emotion., Tone - The sound or mood of how something is said. Example: calm, angry, excited., Subtext - What a character is really feeling or thinking, even if they don’t say it., Audience - The people watching or listening to the performance.,

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