DramaDrama

DramaDrama

The word drama comes for the Greek The word drama comes for the Greek word “dran” which means to “to do” word “dran” which means to “to do” or “ to act”or “ to act”

The doing/ action makes drama. The doing/ action makes drama.

Drama is a play told in front of an Drama is a play told in front of an audience. audience.

The Elements of DramaThe Elements of Drama

Playwright: The authorPlaywright: The author

Actors: The people performing the play.Actors: The people performing the play.

Acts: The sections of the playActs: The sections of the play

Scenes: the different settings of each ActScenes: the different settings of each Act

Characterization: playwrights attempt for Characterization: playwrights attempt for making believable characters. making believable characters.

Dramatic SpeechDramatic Speech

Dialogue: conversation between or Dialogue: conversation between or among charactersamong characters

Monologue: a long speech by ONE Monologue: a long speech by ONE single character. ( a character’s single character. ( a character’s private thoughts spoken to the private thoughts spoken to the audience.)audience.)

Stage DirectionsStage Directions

Stage directions are found in Stage directions are found in brackets [ ] brackets [ ]

They describe the scene and how They describe the scene and how characters move.characters move.

Examples: Stage Center, Stage Examples: Stage Center, Stage Right, Stage LeftRight, Stage Left

TheaterTheater

A theater is the building a play takes A theater is the building a play takes place.place.

SetSet

A set is made up of construction on A set is made up of construction on the stage that shows the time and the stage that shows the time and place of the play. The set is often place of the play. The set is often referred to as the stage production. referred to as the stage production.

PropsProps

Props are small movable items that Props are small movable items that actors use to make the setting look actors use to make the setting look real. real.

PlaybillPlaybill

Often, a playbill is referred to as a Often, a playbill is referred to as a menu of a play. menu of a play.

It includes a brief description of the It includes a brief description of the character’s traits and a brief character’s traits and a brief biography of the person who is biography of the person who is playing the character. playing the character.

Advertisements are often put into the Advertisements are often put into the playbill as a way to advertise playbill as a way to advertise businesses and companies for giving businesses and companies for giving donations to the play. donations to the play.