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Important Elements of a Play: The Subtitle, Leader, and Subhead

The Subtitle and Leader: What’s the Difference?

Key Idea: The subtitle, leader, and subhead all refer to the same thing – a brief sentence that comes before the main body of text and is often used to introduce the topic of the text that follows.

Summary: The subtitle, leader, or subhead is the name given to the sentence that generally precedes the scenes in a play.

  1. The Subtitle: A Sentence that Generally Precedes the Scenes

  2. The Leader: A Sentence that Generally Precedes the Scenes

  3. The Subtitle: A Sentence that Generally Precedes the Scenes

    1. The subtitle is sometimes called the leader.
    2. The subtitle provides important information about the scene.

  4. The Leader: A Sentence that Generally Precedes the Scenes

    5. The leader is sometimes called the subtitle.