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A remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.
An actor speaks their thoughts aloud when by themselves.
Generally a character will be on stage alone (or the other characters "can't hear").
Think of it like an inner monologue.
Similar to a soliloquy in that one character is speaking (mono = one, dia = two).
A monologue is different from a soliloquy in that the character is speaking to the audience, not just speaking their thoughts out loud.
Stage directions are the main way that playwrights communicate what a character is doing.
A play would be very boring without any stage directions!
These are the instructions that indicate to the actors (or the reader) what the movement, position, tone of voice, sound effects, or lighting should be.
Drama: A form of literature meant to be performed either on stage or on camera.
Playwright: The author of a play.
Script: The written text of a play, movie, or broadcast.
A common or typical example of a certain person or thing.
For example, most stories have one or more of the following:
An implied or indirect reference to something in a piece of literature or writing.
The idea is to call something to mind without specifically mentioning it.
Example: The "Tarzan Jumping Tree" in The House on Mango Street.
Scene: A unit of the play's action separated by setting. Scenes change whenever the setting (time or place) changes.
Acts: A group of scenes. Most modern plays have two acts with an intermission in between.
A drama follows the same plot structure as a piece of fiction.
All dramas will also contain at least one theme or life lesson.
It's basically a book that is performed.