L1: INTRO TO DRAMA

• The word drama comes from the Greek drási which means "action."
• Drama is written to be performed by actors and watched by an audience.
• The two types of drama is tragedy and comedy.
• Tragedy, this type of drama emphasizes human greatness.
• Comedy often shows a conflict between opposite age groups, genders, or personality types.
• Comedy, this type of drama stresses human weaknesses.
• A drama or play is a form of storytelling in which actors make the characters come alive through SPEECH and ACTION.
• A drama or play is a form of storytelling in which actors make the characters come alive through SPEECH and ACTION.
• Performances are influenced by the audience.  For example, we laugh louder when the rest of the audience is laughing, too.
• The author of a play is called a playwright.
• A play in written form is called a script.
• The playwright must write the dialogue, or what the characters say to each other in conversation.
• Stage directions, which tells how the play is to be performed.
• Dialogue is what the characters say, and it is used to reveal their personalities.
• Staging is the practice of putting on the play.
• Sets are the scenery, backdrops, and furniture that creates the setting.
• Props are things like books, telephones, dishes, and other items that actors use onstage during the performance to support the action.
• Stage directions are notes in the script usually written in italics and enclosed in parentheses or brackets.
• Stage directions are notes in the script usually written in italics and enclosed in parentheses or brackets.
• Stage directions usually describe where and when a scene takes place, how the characters should say the lines, and how the characters should move onstage. They may explain the character's mood or how the character is feeling.
• A play is largely divided up into parts, or acts.
• The number of acts in a production can range from one to five, and the length of time for an act to be performed can range from 30 to 90 minutes.
• A dramatization is a play that was once a novel, short story, folk tale, biography, or other type of writing.
• The actors and actresses who perform the play are known as the casts.
• The people who build sets, manage lighting, or work backstage are called the crew.
• Theater Etiquette is the job of the audience members to help the performers give their best performance possible. The audience can do this by practicing the rules of theater etiquette, which is how the audience should behave when watching a play.
• Theme is the central thought of a play.
• scenery is the various elements used to create visual setting.