Producing a Play A play is a story written to be ________________.

The people who are in the play are called the _________ and each one has a ____________ with a specific ___________ in the story. Plays are split up into ___________, not _____________ like in a novel. They are usually acted on a __________ in front of an ________________. Some plays have a _____________ who explains what is happening when there are no words. The people acting wear _____________ and sometimes carry or use __________ to make their performance more ______. Each section will have different ____________ to show the change of place or time. The people also will wear ____________ so that they dont look pale under the __________ and also to look more like their character. Voices must be __________ and ____________ and are often accompanied by ____________. People who write plays are called _______________________ and one very famous one is_________ ________________, who wrote many plays including _________ _____ ___________. Plays that are mostly sung are called ______________ and those with classical _________ are called _____________.

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