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The script of a play tells a story through dialogue (speech) and stage directions (actions of the ...........).
Dialogue is the words ……………… by the characters in a script.
Dialogue is made up of lines, or speeches, of characters that, unlike prose, contain no ……………………… marks.
For example, dialogue in a prose story might be written like this:
"I know what I hate," Montgomery said, "and I don't hate that!" As he spoke, he angled his long bony finger toward the scandalous painting.The same dialogue in a script might be written like this:
BURNS (pointing at painting). I know what I hate, and I don't hate that!or this:
BURNS (pointing at painting): I know what I hate, and I don't hate that!or this:
I know what I hate, and I don't hate that!
The character's name in dramatic dialogue precedes the words that are spoken, written either directly above and centered or written ………………………………… of the spoken words.
The letters of the character's name are all …………………………………….
A ……………………………. or a ………………………… is written directly after the character's name when the name is written on the same line as the spoken words.
The actions of the characters are often described in the stage directions.
Stage directions help the actor interpret the character's lines and …………………… on stage.
Stage directions also help the reader of the script visualize the …………………
Stage directions are often written in different type than the rest of the script, or written in the same type and .............
Stage directions are also enclosed by ………………………