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- 1. Drama By Derick Miller
- 2. What Is Drama?A drama is a story enacted onstage for a live audience .
- 3. Origins of DramaThe word drama comes from the Greek verb dran, which means “to do.” The earliest known plays . . . were written around the fifth century B.C. produced for festivals to honor Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility
- 4. Dramatic Structure Likethe plot of a story, the plot of a play involves characters who face a problem or conflict. Climax point of highest tension; action determines how the conflict will be resolved Resolution conflict is resolved; play ends Plot: Sequence of events that develop the drama Exposition characters and conflict are introduced
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- 6. There are threetypes of Drama Elements. Literary Technical Performance
- 7. Literary Elements (Whatis needed to write a script or story?) Script Plot Character Story Organization Setting Dialogue Monologue /soliloquy/aside Conflict
- 8. Technical Elements (What is needed to produce a play?) Scenery Costumes Props Sound and Music Make-up
- 9. Performance Elements (What do the actors do on stage to make a character come alive?) Acting Speaking Non-verbal Expression
- 10. But…what do allthese words mean?
- 11. All the elementsof drama combine to make a good production. They are all important. Some demonstrate more of one element than others.
- 12. Literary Elements Script?A script is the written words and directions of a play.
- 13. Literary Elements Plot?The plot is the storyline or arrangement of action.
- 14. Literary Elements Character?A character is a person portrayed in a drama.
- 15. Literary Elements StoryOrganization? The story organization is how a story is told – the beginning, middle and end.
- 16. Literary Elements Setting?The setting is where the action takes place.
- 17. Literary Elements Dialogue?A dialogue is a spoken conversation between two characters.
- 18. Literary Elements Monologue?A monologue is a long speech made by one person. Soliloquy? A character alone on stage reveals private thoughts. Aside? A character briefly expresses private thoughts to the audience that other characters on stage cannot hear.
- 19. Literary Elements Conflict?The internal or external struggle between opposing forces, ideas, or interests that create dramatic tension.
- 20. Technical Elements Scenery?The scenery is theatrical equipment such as curtains, backdrops, and platforms to communicate the environment. An example might be trees to show a forest environment.
- 21. Technical Elements Props?Props are any article other than costumes or scenery used as part of a dramatic production. An example might be a table on the stage.
- 22. Technical Elements Soundand Music? Sound is the effect an audience hears during a show, like the sound of rain. And music – well, you know what music is!
- 23. Technical Elements Make-up?Make-up is the use of costumes, wigs and body paint to transform an actor into a character.
- 24. Performance Elements Acting?Acting is how speaking and moving help to create characters.
- 25. Performance Elements Non-verbalExpression Non-expression includes gestures, facial expressions, and movement.
- 26. Performance Elements SpeakingSpeaking is vocal expression, projection, speaking style and diction.
- 27. The ancient Greeksdeveloped drama, making two basic types of play. These two types are: A Tragedy A Comedy
- 28. Tragedy A tragedy is a play that ends unhappily. right and wrong justice and injustice life and death Most classic Greek tragedies deal with serious, universal themes such as
- 29. The protagonist ofmost classical tragedies is a tragic hero. This hero is noble and in many ways admirable has a tragic flaw, a personal failing that leads to a tragic end rebelliousness jealousy pride Tragedy
- 30. Comedy A comedy is a play that ends happily. The plot usually centers on a romantic conflict. boy meets girl boy loses girl boy wins girl
- 31. Comedy The maincharacters in a comedy could be anyone: nobility servants townspeople
- 32. Comedy Comic complicationsalways occur before the conflict is resolved . In most cases, the play ends with a wedding.
- 33. A comedy endshappily after an amusing series of problem. Tragedy stresses human greatness, but comedy emphasizes human faults and the weaknesses of society Conclusion
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