| A | B |
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| cast list | a list of characters that speak and perform |
| narrator | offers comments to explain or move along the action of the play |
| setting | information about the time and place of a play's action |
| stage directions | written explanations of the time and place of the play; they also give instructions about how the actors should speak their lines |
| dialogue | the conversation between and among characters in the play |
| monologue | a speech by one character who is alone on the stage |
| prologue | an introductory speech or poem addressed to the audience at the beginning of the play |
| props | objects used in plays to create the setting of the play |
| scenery | the background screens or hangings used to create places or setting |
| sound effects | offstage duplication of the normal sounds of a play's setting |
| act | a major division made of 2 or more scenes |
| scene | small division within an act of the play. Time or setting or both may change here |
