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• How does drama provide the reader a different experience than prose (short stories, novels) or poetry?
• How is drama different from television?
• Comes from the Greek Word, “Dran” • Means “To do” or “To Act”• The Doing/Acting Makes Drama
What does it mean?
…a story told in front of an audience
What it it?
• Playwright: the author of a play• Actors: the people who
perform• Acts: the units of action • Scenes: parts of the acts
Elements of Drama
• Dialogue: conversation between or among characters
• Monologue: long speech by one single character (private thoughts)
Speech in Drama
The internal or external struggle between opposing forces, ideas, or interests that create dramatic tension.
Conflict
• Found in brackets [ ]• Describe scenery and how characters speak• C, Center Stage• L, Stage Left• R, Stage Right• U, Upstage or Rear • D, Downstage or Front
Stage Directions
Where a play takes place
Theatre
• Construction on the stage that shows time/place
• Could be called scenery
Set
• Drama is used to describe plays that address a serious subject.
• Comedy is a form of drama that has a happy ending. Humor comes from the dialogue and situations.
• Tragedy is a form of drama in which events lead to the downfall of the main character, often a person of great significance, like a king or hero.
Types of Drama