DRAMA, ITS ELEMENTS, & TECHNIQUES.
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- It is a type of narrative, usually fictional, that is performed.
- It is the scenic design and props which add meaning and historical context to what characters do and say. Lighting and costumes add to this.
- It is the way the play is organized.
- The introductory speech given to the audience at the beginning of the play.
- Consist of a dialogue and action that take place in one location and time.
- Songs/ odes performed after each episode and explain the plot.
- Final scene and resolution.
- Enumerate 4 parts of the PLOT STRUCTURE of DRAMA.
- It is an idea originating in Aristotle's Poetics, that effective stories can be broken down into elements, usually including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
- Freytag's Pyramid of Plot Structure is called what?
- This is the message of the play (also the playwright's message to the audience).
- The contrast between what the character thinks the truth is and what the audience knows the truth to be.
- Conversation between the characters.
- The author of a play (script).
- The people who perform.
- Your lines are just words until you deliver them, but unless your voice is well trained, they will still fall flat, or sound forced.
- Stage directions are separate from spoken lines, but they work together to explain events of the plot and clarify each character's emotions and personalities. Actors bring their characters to life by moving, reacting, and even standing in nuanced ways that are natural for their character.
- It is important to be aware not just of your "marks" on stage, but also of the actors who must interact with or move past you.
- You might associate improvisation with comedy clubs and sketch shows, but on-the-spot creativity is a skill that comes in handy for actors of every discipline.