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A play script contains the dialogues, characters, stage directions, and technical details needed to produce a play. It is divided into acts and scenes, with each scene describing the setting. The script contains the play's title, playwright, characters, acts/scenes, stage directions formatted in a specific way, and character dialogues. There are many genres of plays such as comedies, tragedies, and musicals. A playwright starts writing a script by outlining the story, dividing it into three acts with sequences and scenes, adding dialogues and stage directions, and revising the work with feedback.

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W28 Script

A play script contains the dialogues, characters, stage directions, and technical details needed to produce a play. It is divided into acts and scenes, with each scene describing the setting. The script contains the play's title, playwright, characters, acts/scenes, stage directions formatted in a specific way, and character dialogues. There are many genres of plays such as comedies, tragedies, and musicals. A playwright starts writing a script by outlining the story, dividing it into three acts with sequences and scenes, adding dialogues and stage directions, and revising the work with feedback.

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ASPECTO 1 .

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PRESENTACIÓN
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PARTICIPACIÓN
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W28 ELEMENTS OF A PLAY SCRIPT

Un guion teatral es un texto que contiene los diálogos y los detalles técnicos que se necesitan
en el montaje y realización de una obra de teatro. Es un libreto dirigido a todos los que
participan en la obra, para guiarlos en el desempeño de sus funciones.
What is a play script?
It's a manuscript of a play, especially as prepared for use by actors in rehearsals.

It contains:

• The name of the play and the playwright.


• Acts and scenes. Each scene describes the setting at the start.
• Characters.
• Dialogues.
• Stage directions for the actors/actresses.

Genres
There are many genres for plays such as:
• melodrama. • romance. • political.
• comedy. • thriller. • physical.
• tragedy. • musical.

Example
1. Title
It’s the name of the play.

2. Playwright
It’s the author of the play.

3. List of characters
People that take part in the story. It's at the beginning of the play script.

4. Cast
The actors and actresses in a play.

5. Act, scene and setting


The acts are long sections of a play, made up of multiple scenes, usually designed to separate
the play into its main parts. The scenes are shorter sections of a play, usually each scene
occurs in one location at a specific time. Multiple scenes make up an act. Most scripts use
either a three-act or five-act structure. Act and scene headings are centered.

6. Stage directions
They tell actors/actresses what to do and where to go on stage, how to move and how to say
their dialogues. Stage directions are indented one tab and italicized. Character's names in
stage directions are capitalized.

7. Name of the character


Character's names are centered and capitalized.

8. Dialogues
They are the lines the characters speak in the play.

How do you start writing a play script?


1. Outline your story.
2. Write your story in three acts.
3. Add sequences.
4. Start writing scenes.
5. Write dialogues and actions.
6. Note technical elements such as costume changes, props, lighting, and
settings.
7. Revise your work as many times as necessary.
8. Get feedback.
EXERCISE 1. CUT OUT THE ELEMENTS AND PUT THEM IN THE CORRECT
ORDER.
EXERCISE 2. MATCH THE PARTS OF A PLAY SCRIPT WITH THE EXAMPLES.
EXERCISE 3. COMPLETE THE CROSSWORD.

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