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    ELEMENTS OF DRAMA / ONE ACT PLAY

    A Report

    Presented to:

    Prof. Rosario Dumagpi

    Division of Professional Education

    University of the Philippines Visayas

    Submitted by:

    Ma. Luisa P. Alba

    M Ed. ESL- II

    August 14, 2010

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    DRAMA

    WHAT IS DRAMA?

    Drama is a literary composition to be acted by players on a stage before an audience.

    Its successful portrayal depends on the cooperation that must exist among writers, actors,

    producers and audiences in accepting the limitations and the conventions of the stage.

    Since the turn of the twentieth century, modern drama has become the greatest form

    of mass entertainment in the western world. Experimentation and innovation are basic to this

    centurys dramatist. Through movies and television, everyone has experienced the excitement

    and emotional involvement that gives the drama its important place in our lives today.

    The drama is difficult to read because it is meant to be seen, not read. It demands

    much imagination and attention on the part of the reader to enable him to hear the tones and

    see the actions of the actors against an imaginary background. The reader has only the

    dialogue form which to visualize the costumes, the situation, the facial expressions, and the

    movements of the actors.

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    The drama is also difficult to write because the playwright must be aware of the

    interests and opinions of the actors and producer as well as his audience. He must also

    recognize the limitation of the stage and work within the many conventions and restrictions it

    imposes on the actions of his characters and the locations of his settings.

    ELEMENTS OF THE DRAMA

    A. Setting

    B. Plot and Plot structures

    C. Characters and Characterization

    D. Conflict

    E. Theme

    F. Suspense and Atmosphere

    The literary elements of the drama include setting, plot, characters and theme.

    Essential to the effective presentation of these elements are conflict, structure, suspense

    and atmosphere. Each of these elements are inherent in any narrative composition, but

    drama adds extra elements ofstage direction, lighting effects, and the visual presence of

    the actors, the set and costumes.

    A. Setting

    The setting of a drama presented on stage must be adapted to the limitations of the stage

    area. The playwright must confine his locations to scenes that can be constructed on the

    stage and limited to as a few changes as possible. The actions must be physically

    restricted on the stage, and depend on dialogue, lighting, and sound effects to carry the

    actions and events that cannot be presented visually. It is this physical confinement that

    makes writing plays more difficult than any other narrative form.

    B. Plot

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    The plot of the drama, although limited in its physical actions and changes of location

    or scene, is similar to that of the novel or short story. It must have the same

    characteristics of development and structuring, and depend on conflict, suspense and

    mood to carry the action forward.

    1. Technical Divisions Acts and scenes are the divisions of a play. Shakespeares

    plays are mainly five acts in length, with many changes of scene with each act.

    However, the modern theatre audience is accustomed to sitting for only two to

    three hours to watch a play. This means the average modern play must be limited

    to three acts, which also has the benefit of keeping set changes minimum. A few

    modern plays run longer and have five or six acts.

    2. Structure of the play: The technical development or structuring of the action in a

    drama is similar to that of a novel:

    A preliminary exposition opens up the play, presenting background

    information and any necessary explanation of the situation. It introduces

    the characters.

    The momentof inciting force follows the preliminary exposition in

    which the conflict is presented and the main action begins.

    The rising action then develops through a series of incidents and minor

    crises which lead up to the climax or the turning point of the struggle when

    the action turns against the protagonist.

    The falling action follows the climax as the conflict works itself out either

    for or against the protagonist.

    The denoument presents the final outcomes of the struggle, sometimes

    referred to as the catastrophe which is the end of the struggle, but it is

    necessarily a tragic ending.

    Diagram of the Six-Fold structure of Drama

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    3. Developing the Action

    Preliminary Exposition: The beginning must be clear, brief, and interesting.

    Every detail must have a purpose: characters are introduced in their roles,

    background information is given, the mood and tone are established, the time and

    place are given, and any necessary hints at the outcome or suggestion of theme

    that will give understanding to the plot is provided.

    Complications: The complications which keep the plot moving forward

    must have some basis in real life. They develop through series of crises

    that move in waves of heightened emotion, all moving upwards to a peak

    of crisis or climax where the action reverses from the previous rising

    action and the events go for or against the protagonist towards a final

    outcome. The falling action, like the rising action, moves in waves of

    emotional crises. The denoument should be natural in its outcome,inevitable in its solutions, unless it is a surprise ending, and realistic in its

    purpose.

    Suspense: Suspense in situations which rouse our concern for the welfare

    of the characters can be created in many ways in a play. It can be

    accomplished through a series of crises and a major crisis or climax,

    foreshadowing, surprise or use of the unexpected, withholding

    information, disguise, and the intervention of chance or fate.

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    Dramatic Emphasis: Emphasis is maintained by demonstrating every

    point to the audience. Every scene or conversation between characters

    must have a purpose; dialogue must not wander away from the major

    concerns of the plot nor must it be directed towards superfluous or

    unrelated detail. Exits and entrances must be managed with purpose and be

    properly timed to gain dramatic emphasis, while maintaining a naturalness

    that does not destroy the continuity of events. Artistic economy must be

    observed at all times, permitting no waste of movements, words, or events

    to obtain an overall unit and emphasis of purpose.

    Prologue and Epilogue: A prologue is generally given by an actor before

    the play begins. Its purpose is to present an explanatory poem or speech

    that introduces information that is needed to start the play. An epilogue is

    a speech made by an actor after the play is over. It may be used by the

    playwright to reveal what happened afterwards or to point out the lesson of

    the play. In this way he is able to convey the meaning behind his play and

    its outcomes which could not be done naturally within the plot.

    Atmosphere: The atmosphere and mood of the drama is created by the

    set, the lighting, the furnishings, the music or sound effects, the opening

    dialogue, the facial expressions and gestures of the actors, and the growing

    tension of the plot.

    Stage Directions and Their Value: As plays are intended to be seen, not

    read, everything in them, must be seen or heard. All information,

    emotions, attitudes, and reactions must be presented through speech and

    action. This means that stage direction must succeed in reaching the

    audience through effective use of speech, action, furnishing, lighting,

    exits, entrances, and sound effects. Stage directions must determine the

    actors movements, choice of costumes, aswell as the behaviour of

    characters and interpretations of their speeches.

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    C. Characters and Characterization

    Characters in a play are portrayed by actors who speak the dialogue and carry out the

    action of the play. Sometimes characters may be merely instruments in the plot; at other

    times, they have control of the action.

    All characters must appear natural so that their motivations and

    reactions as well as their exits and entrances seem realistic to the

    audience. Some dramatists introduce a wider range of characters into their

    plays than other authors. Shakespeare has the widest, most developed

    range of any playwright.

    Characters are developed through their dialogue and their actions.

    Their dialogue carries the plot and theme of the play and must be adapted

    to their individual characters. If dialogue is unrealistic, it must stillreveal

    their character.

    Characters must be strongly drawn, consistent and believable. Sudden

    changes in character, inappropriate gestures, wrong dialogue, mistimedfacial expressions or smiles when the mood is sad or hostile must be

    avoided if the playis to be consistent in itsportrayal and effective

    emotionally and intellectually for the audience.

    D. Conflict

    Drama is created by conflict. It usually involves opposing forces, sometimes

    external and physical, sometimes internal and psychological. There may be a clash of

    wills in a conflict of purposes, or there may be a mental or emotional conflict within on

    person.

    E. Theme

    Theme in a drama is similar in its aspects to those of the short story or novel.

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    ARISTOTLES SIX ELEMENTS OF DRAMA

    1. Action or plot

    2. Character

    3. Thought

    4. Language

    5. Song and Dance

    6. Spectacle or Visual Excess

    Action or plot For Aristotle, a plays action is of the utmost importance. By the term unity

    of action, he means that the best drama, particularly tragedies, are limitations of an

    action that is unified and complete. In this instance, unified means that all the scenes

    in the play are linked together by probability and necessity. That is to say, unlike

    the historian or journalist who reports events that may be the result of accident or

    anomaly, the skillful tragedian introduces only those incidents that follow probably or

    logically from those that precede them. Different plots or actions demand different

    kinds of characters thought, and language, but all of these elements of drama,

    originate in a plays action. This action is constructed in a play, which in turn provides

    the blueprint for performance or the script.

    Character - Aristotle believed that dramatic action was so significant that a tragedy cannot

    exist without a plot, but it can without characters, citing epic poems of his age as

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    examples. Nevertheless, the history of drama since Aristotle often appears to suggest

    just the opposite: that the most influential plays are so influential precisely because

    they create unique characters or personalities.

    Though and Language - Language in drama is generally communicated in one of the three

    forms: dialogue, monologue (including asides or direct addresses to the audience),

    and soliloquies. Dialogues like that in Andrs Mother, frequently accomplishes

    several things at once: It reveals something about the characters speaking; it usually

    reveals something about his /her attitude towards the characters with whom he or she

    is speaking and about the topics they are discussing; it may aid in advancing the plot,

    either by providing necessary exposition of the past or foreshadowing of the future; it

    may contribute for the or rhythm of the play; it may help orient the audience to the

    fictive space in which the action occurs; it may imply a larger, meaning, in topic, or

    issue the play will develop as the action progress.

    Spectacle- When Aristotle denigrated the visual adornment of the dramatic persons as the

    least artistic element or tragic drama, he seemingly was referring to excess: to

    violence on stage and lavish visual displays. But in fact, drama in performanceappeals to both the eye and the ear. This also means the visual elements of the

    production of a play; the scenery, costumes, and special effects in a production.

    TYPES OF DRAMA

    A. Historical

    B. Tragedy

    C. Comedy

    D. Social Criticism

    E. One Act Play

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    A. HISTORICAL DRAMA:

    1. The Medieval Mystery play dealt with stories of the bible and its

    characters. Gods enactments were dramatized for the congregations who

    were unable to read or understand the Latin Services.

    2. The medieval Miracle Play dramatized the lives of the saints.

    3. Chronicle Plays, like the Miracle plays, dealt with the lives of the saints.

    4. Masques originally were adaptations of pagan ceremonies in which the

    actors, wearing masks paraded through the streets and moved in and out of

    houses, dancing silently and then moving on. Masques became rather

    elaborate productions during the Elizabethan period. Costume, dancing

    and singing were more important than the action. Usually allegorical, the

    actors personified religious, political, satirical or moral qualities.

    B. TRAGEDY

    Is drama which involves the ruin of the leading character(s). Examples are

    Shakespeares tragedies, Macbeth, Hamlet, and Othello. Modern tragedy includes

    Death of a Salesman.

    1. Classical Tragedy- as defined by Aristotle is designed to arouse the

    emotions of pity and fear and thus to produce in the audience a catharsis of

    these emotions (relieving of emotional tension).

    Classical tragedy requires a protagonist to make a choice that is the

    result oftragic flaw. His choice is an error in judgement which he makes

    out of excessive pride, ambition or overconfidence; hubris. In doing so, he

    rises above his place in the natural order of men and gods and takes the life

    of another human being. His actions bring calamity to all concerned. In

    Greek tragedy the nemesis or punishment for such hubris was retribution

    equal to or greater than the offense. In classical tragedy nemesis demands

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    the death of the hero in the final scene and generally all those who were

    implicated in his crime.

    2. Elizabethan Tragedy- also has a protagonist who is a tragic hero who

    falls victim to a tragic flaw in his character. Pride and ambition lead him to

    break a moral code or to ignore divine warnings for which he is punished

    by death. Shakespeares Macbeth, for example, conspires with his wife to

    kill Banquo so they may usurp the throne Nemesis for such an immoral

    crime is death for them both, she by illness, resulting from her guilt and

    ensuing insanity, and Macbeth in battle at the hands of Macduff whose

    family Macbeth also murdered.

    3. Romantic Tragedy- Requires a greater development of character and

    theme of plot. Allows for humour and the grotesque. Elizabethan tragedies

    are mainly romantic tragedies.

    4. Modern Tragedy- combines all forms of tragedy and uses plays from each

    of the previous centuries. Shakespearean plays continue to find large

    audiences; and modern tragedies, based on the same Greek and

    Shakespearean use of the tragic hero with his tragic flaw have become

    classics of the twentieth century.

    C. Comedy is drama which involves real but temporary difficulties of the leading

    characters. The ending is happy in that the conflict is resolved to the advantage of

    the protagonist(s). There are several types of comedy:

    1. Farce is comedy which depends wholly on laughable situations. It

    involves ridiculous or hilarious complications. The antics of the Three

    Stooges are farce.

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    2. Fantastic Comedy deals with impossible situation in terms of ordinary

    human nature. An example is Peter Pan.

    3. Comedy of Manners treats of polite society satirically and superficially.

    Oscar WildesLady Windermeres Fan or James BarriesAdmirable

    Creighton are good examples.

    4. Tragi-comedy is drama which does not involve death or disaster but

    which verges on tragedy or bitter satire. Serious in theme and plot, tragic-

    comedy seems to be leading to catastrophe, but an unexpected turn of

    events leads to a happy conclusion. Shakespeares Merchant of Venice

    uses this to present this infamous Shylock.

    5. Melodrama depends on exciting scenes, overly dramatic characters and

    situation, and highly charged emotional reactions, while paying little

    attention to human values or reality. It aims at emotional thrills, but not

    laughter.

    6. Burlesque depends on laughable or exaggerated imitations of well known

    characters or events.

    D. Drama of Social Criticism

    This category includes plays in which social, economic or political problems

    and themes are portrayed. Many modern plays on stage, screen, and television fall

    into this category.

    One-Act Plays

    Is similar to a short story in its limitations. There is a complete drama within

    one act. It is brief, condensed, and single in effect. One situation or episode is

    presented, permitting no minor plots or side actions that may distract attention for the

    single purpose and effect being developed. Characters are few in number, quickly

    introduced, and very limited in character development. Dialogue and plot must carry

    the action forward smoothly and quickly.

    ONE ACT PLAY

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    A one-act play is aplay that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over

    several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. In recent years the 10-minute

    play known as "flash drama" has emerged as a popular sub-genre of the one-act play,

    especially in writing competitions. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very

    beginning ofdrama: in ancient Greece,Cyclops, a satyr playby Euripides, is an early

    example.

    Like all drama, one act plays are made up of the same elements that are necessary for

    short stories : Theme, Plot, Character, and dialogue.

    Theme

    The one-act needs to have a theme or thought just as a full-length does. What is the play

    about? Revenge? Self-discovery? Whatever your choice, it needs to be clear in your mind

    what your theme is. In a full-length play, all characters, plots, and subplots need to point to

    and support the theme. The one-act is not much different, except the subplots will likely be

    absent.

    Plot

    This is much different in the one-act than in the full-length. For a full-length play, the plot is

    the series and sequence of events that lead the hero (and the audience) on the journey. In a

    one-act play there is really only time for one significant event. This is the determining place

    for the hero, where all is won or lost. Events that lead up to this must be incorporated into the

    script without the benefit of the audience seeing them. And any events that follow must be

    inferred or understood by the audience that they will occur.

    Character

    There is really only enough time in this to get to know one character well -- the hero. In the

    short time that the one-act play is going, it is the hero's event that the audience is

    experiencing; again, there isn't time for more than that. Some characteristics of the supporting

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    characters, including the antagonist, will need to be portrayed for the story to move forward,

    but it is the character of the protagonist that is vital to the story line.

    Dialogue

    Economy is the key here. Each line must be crafted carefully to focus on the theme, the

    incident, and the character of the protagonist. The dialogue need not be terse, but must be

    concise and full of meaning. Any lines that do not point to the focus of the play should be

    carefully considered whether they are needed.

    Dramatic Analysis and Construction of the One-Act- Play

    1. The Theme of the On-Act play

    2. The Technic of the one act play

    a. The characters in the one act play

    b. The plot of the one act play

    1. The beginning of the one act play

    2. The middle of the play

    3. The end of the play

    A. Dialogue of the play

    THE INTERPRETATION OF DRAMA

    Interpretation is a series of intellectual and analytical mental acts that lead to a

    conclusion about the plays meaning and significance. We can isolate four aspects of

    interpretation that we perform almost automatically.

    1. Observe details of speech, setting, and action.

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    2. Connect these details into patterns; we relate them so they begin to make sense to

    us.

    3. Draw inferences ----educated guess or hypotheses----- based on these connections.

    4. Formulate from our inferences a consistent and coherent interpretation of the play.

    In reading (or viewing ) any play, it is important to distinguish between our

    experience of a play and our interpretation of it. Our experience concerns our direct

    apprehension of the ongoing performance either on stage or in our minds eye; interpretation

    concerns our comprehension of the work after we have finished reading or seeing it

    performed. Our experience of a play involves our emotions and subjective impressions of the

    plays dramatic action. Our interpretation of a play involves our ideas and thought about the

    meaning of that action. Our experience of a play is private, personal, and subjective: we

    discover how it entertains, moves, pleases, frustrates, or otherwise affects us. In interpreting a

    play, we try to discover what it might mean for others as well. We ask ourselves not so much:

    How do I respond to the speech and actions of the characters? but instead What do their

    speech and actions signify: what do they mean?

    THE EVALUATION OF DRAMA

    What do we mean by the values displayed in a play? Generally speaking, we mean

    such things as cultural attitudes, moral dispositions, religious beliefs, and social norms. In

    considering such values as they emerge from our reading of any play, we should be careful to

    distinguish between the attitudes and dispositions of individual characters and those of the

    play (those of the author). We should also be aware of how our social and perspectives maydiffer in important ways from the social norms and cultural attitudes of earlier times. To

    acknowledge how our individual way of responding to a play is influenced by gender, race,

    and ethnicity, as well as religious and cultural identity, is important in assessing its worth

    both for ourselves and for others. Since the values a plays characters display typically

    constitute an important focus of dramatic interest, our perception of the characters values

    will affect to a considerable degree, or own experience, interpretation, and evaluation of the

    overall work.

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    Further complicating our evaluation of a play is the extent to which we appreciate and

    enjoy its literary and theatrical artistry. For example, we may admire the way playwrights

    structure plots, largely by dangling before us a series of temporarily unanswered questions.

    We may find merit in portrayals of characters or the symbolic use of costume and setting. We

    may be affected by the language of the play, both on long speeches and in briefer exchanges

    of dialogue. We may derive aesthetic pleasure from these and many other exhibitions of

    stagecraft. And the enjoyment we derive, coupled with our assessment of what we understand

    as the playwrights central values or controlling idea, constitute the basis for our evaluation.

    So the evaluation of any play is tied to our interpretation of it. But our interpretation is

    affected by our perception of the moral and cultural values it exhibits. In identifying the

    plays central concerns and in deciding which values are endorsed by the playwright, we shift

    back and forth between interpretation and evaluation. We do not first interpret the play and

    then evaluate it. We perform the two acts together. We evaluate and interpret a play,

    moreover, in conjunction with a subjective and immediate response to our experience of it.

    We can say, then, that each aspect of reading (experience, interpretation, and evaluation)

    affects the other, and the three aspects of reading drama taken together define or reading of

    any play.

    In the planning of a production there are several important steps.

    1. Selection of the play

    2. Casting of characters

    3. The assignment and responsibilities

    4. The preparation of the prompt book

    5. Schedule of rehearsals.

    The play selected should be one in which everyone will enjoy working. A play

    having not more than five or six characters is usually most satisfactory, since larger

    groups find it difficult to schedule rehearsals; moreover, a small stage is inadequate

    for the movement of many people. The characterizations should be stimulating to all

    members of the cast and, if possible, should offer parts which are quite different from

    those played previously.

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    As soon as you have decided upon your play you will need to order additional

    copies from the publisher. While awaiting the arrival of these you will have an

    opportunity to plan all the details of the production.

    All production duties should be assigned to and agreed upon by a director,

    stage manager, prop manager, costume manager, sound and music manager, make-up

    manager, and business or publicity manager

    Prompt book- is one of the important techniques to be learned from the project. It is

    important because the production of a play is not a haphazard affair, but rather the

    result of organized planning, effective leadership, and coordinated responsibilities,

    without which there is chaos. The prompt book for a major production is compiled

    and kept by the director. It is a working handbook of all of the details connected with

    the play.

    Director

    A. Supervise the preparation of the prompt book, which will contain

    1. Cast of characters and staging responsibilities.

    2. Interpretation of the playtheme, mood, major conflict, climax

    3. Style of production

    4. Ground plan

    5. Breakdown of the play

    6. Rehearsal schedule

    7. Prop plot

    8. Costume plot

    9. Make-up plots

    10. Cue sheets for curtain , sound music, lights

    11. Complete script with movement and business

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    12. Publicity management

    13. Record of other details

    14. Names, addresses, and phone numbers of entire cast

    B. Supervise rehearsals

    1. Conduct reading rehearsal, in which the play and character

    relationships are discussed and agreed upon.

    2. Study the principles of movement and design; be responsible for

    unity, tempo and projection.

    II. Stage Manager

    A. Draw the ground plan and make set sketch or model set if needed.

    B. Set up the stage for rehearsals and production.

    C. Supervise all backstage activity during rehearsals and production.

    D. Hold the prompt book during the rehearsals.

    E. Be familiar with the movement and business of each character so that you can

    take an actors play during the rehearsal.

    F. Make the cue sheet for curtain.

    III. Prop Manager

    A. Prepare for the set the prop plot, which lists all necessary props on stage and in the

    wings when necessary props on stage and in the wings when the curtain rises.

    B. Prepare the personal prop chat, which lists by character all props carried or

    handles by the actors.

    C. Supervise all the collection of necessary props and safe return of all borrowed

    items.

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    D. Supervise props used during rehearsals and productions.

    IV. Costume Manager

    A. Prepare the costume plot, do any necessary research on period costumes, and draw

    costumes sketches for each character.

    B. Coordinate the costume ensembles as to color and style.

    C. Supervise the collection of costume articles, the making and pressing of costumes,

    and the safe return of all borrowed items.

    D. Supervise the costume wardrobes during the dress rehearsals and production.

    Establish and maintain clean, orderly dressing rooms

    V. Sound and Music Manager

    A. Supervise the collection of sound-effect equipment.

    B. Supervise the selection and collection of music effects:

    1. Music to establish mood.

    2. Music required in the script.

    C. Make the cue sheets for sound and music effects.

    D. Operate the sound and music effects during the rehearsals and production.

    E. Be responsible for the safe return of all borrowed items.

    VI. Make-up Manager

    A. Design the make-up charts for each actor, specifying the exact materials used.

    B. Acquire the necessary make-up materials.

    C. Supervise the application of make-up.

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    D. Be responsible for the cleanliness of the make-up room and for returning make-up

    supplies.

    VII. Publicity Manager

    A. Organize the development of publicity as to kind, amount, and tme.

    B. Make the posters and programs.

    C. See that royalty is paid, if this is required.

    D. Make necessary preparations if other cases or guests are to be invited.

    E. Provide ushers, a host for invited guests, and an announcer for the

    production.

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