The MC is put into a challenging situation that forces a character to make an increasingly difficult situation
Character
Person/animal/object presentedasaperson in a narrative
Exposition
Who, when, where and what part of the play. The introduction to a story
Story Organization
The orderandmanner in whichthenarrativeispresented, establishing the beginning, middle and end
Conflict
The essenceof dramatic storytelling. Internal or external struggle between opposing forces, ideas or interest
Theme
Central idea or message that a play is trying to communicate with the audience
Language
System ofcommunicating ideas and feelings through signs, sounds or gestures
Style
The way that author uses words
Technical Elements
Scenery (set)
Costumes
Props (properties)
Lights
Sound
Make Up
Performance Elements
Acting
Character Motivation
Character Analysis
Empathy
Speaking
Non Verbal Expression
4basicelementsoftheater
Audience
Director
Performers
Theater Space
3majorcategoriesofTheater
Literary element
Technical element
Performance element
Literary element
Essential component for dramatic or story production
8 parts of literary element
Plot
Character
Exposition
Storyorganization
Conflict
Theme
Style
Language
Plot
The main character is put into a challenging situation that forces the character to make an increasingly difficult decision
Character
Person or animal or object presented as a person in a narrative
Exposition
Who, when, where, and what part of the play; the introduction to a story
Story organization
The order and manner in which the narrative is presented, establishing the beginning, middle and end
Conflict
The essence of dramatic storytelling; Internal or external struggle between opposing forces, ideas or interests
Theme
Central idea or message that a play is trying to communicate with the audience
Language
System of communication ideas and feelings through signs, sounds or gestures
Style
The way that author uses words
Technical element
Aspect of a play outside the dramatic elements that aid in the telling of the story
6 parts of Technical element
Scenery
Costumes
Props
Lights
Sound
Makeup
Performance element
To create the characters emotion and feeling
6 parts ofperformance element
Acting
Charactermotivation
Characteranalysis
Empathy
Speaking
Non-verbalexpression
Character motivation
Describes what drives the character to act the way he or she behaves
Character Analysis
The process of examining how the elements are used
First filipino opera
Sandugong Panaginip
Sandugong Panaginip was first presented at the Zorrilla Theater
August 2, 1902
Pedro Paterno is a poet, novelist, musician and government official
Opera is part of the western classical music form and tradition
Opera started first in Italy at the end of the 16thcentury and soon spread throughouttherestofeurope
Opera
An art and musical form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and a musical score, usually in an elaborate theatrical setting
The emergence of the Filipino opera started during the middle part of the 19thcentury
Spain introduced the zarzuela: also known as the local opera