Which element consists of cues in a script that indicate how characters should perform?

Which element consists of cues in a script that indicate how characters should perform?

• A. Stage Directions
• B. Dialogue
• C. Theme
• D. Plot

Answer: (A)

Stage directions provide cues about how characters should perform—indicating actions, movements, facial expressions, tone, pace, and timing. They guide actors and directors on how to deliver lines, where characters enter or exit, and how the scene unfolds physically, which is separate from the actual spoken words of dialogue, the underlying message of the work (theme), or the sequence of events (plot). So these cues about performance are what link the writing to the performative aspects of a script.

Stage directions provide cues about how characters should perform—indicating actions, movements, facial expressions, tone, pace, and timing. They guide actors and directors on how to deliver lines, where characters enter or exit, and how the scene unfolds physically, which is separate from the actual spoken words of dialogue, the underlying message of the work (theme), or the sequence of events (plot). So these cues about performance are what link the writing to the performative aspects of a script.