Dramatic play and guided drama helps develop: perception skills, social-emotional skills, awareness, poise, confidence, creativity, communication skills, and critical thinking skills
Theatre arts can be used to teach history by allowing students to experience historical events through the eyes of people who lived during that time period.
Drama is an effective tool for teaching literature because it allows students to explore characters' motivations and emotions more deeply than reading alone.
elements of theatre
acting
theatre
drama
improvisation
scriptwriting
technical support tools
stage
stage: the structure where all the drama and theatre takes place
technical support tools: costumes, sets, lights, props, makeup, and sound
scriptwriting: writing scripts based on culture, imagination, literature, and personal life experiences
improvisation: create, cooperative, spontaneous, and flexible response to changing and unexpected dramatic stimuli
drama: the reenactment of life situations for entertainment and human understanding
theater can be performed in various venues such as proscenium arch theater, thrust stage theater, arena theater, black box theater, outdoor theater, and puppet theater.
acting: the art of performing roles or characters convincingly through speech, gestures, facial expressions, and body movements
theatre is an art form that uses live performers to present stories through dialogue, movement, gesture, music, dance, spectacle, and other forms of visual arts
theatre has been around since ancient times when it was used as a way to tell stories and communicate ideas
characterization: creating believable and memorable characters by developing their physical appearance, personality traits, backstory, relationships with other characters, and motivations
theatre: the formal presentation of of a scripted play
theatre contains: plot and conflict, setting, character, language, and rhythm and unity
acting: the development and communication of characters in formal or informal productions or improvisations
designer: the person responsible for designing sets, costumes, lighting, sound, props, makeup, and hair
technical director: the person responsible for overseeing technical elements such as set construction, lighting design, and sound engineering
director: the person who oversees all aspects of a production from casting to staging and interpretation
To understand character choices, the character must be analyzed
elements of drama: the terms developed by Aristotle to explain how good dramatic performances were created. Includes character, diction, melody, plot, spectacle, and thought
character (elements of drama): the "who" of the story
diction (element of drama): language/ dialogue used by the playwright
melody (element of drama): music or what is communicated by the chorus
plot (element of drama): the sequence of events that make up the story
spectacle (element of drama): visual elements such as costumes, scenery, lighting, etc.
thought (element of drama): ideas expressed through words and actions (including theme and moral)
conventions of theatre: rules/ guidelines used in a particular performance to create the world of the play (ex: suspension of disbelief and the fourth wall)
technical elements develop the environment, diverse characters, mood, action, and theme
technical elements include: backstage, box office, downstage, house, offstage, personal props, props, riser, preset, set, stage, and trap
backstage: the part of the theater not seen by the audience
box office: where tickets are sold
house: seating area of the theater
downstage: the part of the stage closes to the audience
offstage: the part of the stage the audience can't see
personal props: props carried on an actor
riser: platform used onstage to create different levels
preset: when something used in a play is set out onstage before the performance