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Drama, Theater, and the Performing Arts

Drama, Theater, and the Performing Arts. How is DRAMA different?. It’s written to be performed! When you read it, IMAGINE it!. How is DRAMA the same???. Includes CHARACTERS Has a CONFLICT Has a THEME Has a SETTING Has a PLOT. Elements of DRAMA.

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Drama, Theater, and the Performing Arts

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  1. Drama, Theater, and the Performing Arts

  2. How is DRAMA different? • It’s written to be performed! • When you read it, IMAGINE it!

  3. How is DRAMA the same??? • Includes CHARACTERS • Has a CONFLICT • Has a THEME • Has a SETTING • Has a PLOT

  4. Elements of DRAMA • Acts: units of the action in a drama. Often divided into parts called scenes. • Dialogue: the words characters say. • Quotation marks are not used! • Script: the printed form of a play.

  5. Stage Directions: sets of bracketed information that tells what the stage looks like and how the characters should move and speak. • Set: the construction on stage that shows the time and place of the action • Props: movable items – objects like a book, a suitcase, or a flashlight – that the actors use to make their actions look realistic.

  6. Elements of Drama (Advanced) • Aside: A remark by a character in a play intended to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters. • Soliloquy: theact of talkingwhileorasifalone. • Monologue: longspeech made byoneactor in a play, film, etc, especially when alone.

  7. Why are STAGE DIRECTIONS necessary in drama and not in stories or novels? • Stories and novels develop plot by including description and detail. • Why is CONFLICT an important part of drama? • Conflict is an important element because it drives the action.

  8. TYPES OF DRAMA

  9. What are the different TYPES of DRAMA??? • Drama: describes plays that address a serious subject. • Comedy: form of a drama that has a happy ending. There is humor that comes out of characters’ dialogue and situation. • Tragedy: events lead to the downfall of the main character. This person is often a person of great significance.

  10. How would you expect a comedy to end? • How would you expect a tragedy to end? • How would you expect a drama to end? • Which do you think would be the hardest to write? Why?

  11. Identify CHARACTER, DIALOGUE, STAGE DIRECTIONS, and PROPS in the following excerpt from The Phantom Tollbooth by Susan Nanus. ACT I, SCENE II The Road to Dictionopolis [ENTER MILO in his car] MILO. This is weird! I don’t recognize any of this scenery at all. [A SIGN is held up before MILO, startling him.] Huh?...

  12. Reader’s Theatre • What is reader’s theatre? • It is a “free” form of drama with • No Memorizing (only read a day or two in advance to get to know your vocabulary) • No props (hats or handheld props may be used) • No costumes • No set • So what do we do? • Get to know your character and the best way to portray them. • Make sure you are able to pronounce all of your words.

  13. Reader’s Theatre Continued… • Do’s • Read your part the night before. • Take it seriously! • Get to know your character. • Learn to use facial expressions based on your character’s emotions. • Only look straight ahead. • Have fun with it! • Do Not’s • Wait until last minute to read your part. • Do not giggle or play while rehearsing or during the act. • Do not forget to learn about your character. • Do not forget to add emotions based on your character. • Do not look at your fellow cast members. • Do not move, jump around, or look around during the skit.

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