Drama

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A drama is

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a story enacted onstage for a live audience

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the word drama cones from

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the greek verb dram which means to do

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the earlist known plays were written around

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the 5th century BC; produced for festivals to honor the Greek god of wine and fertility, Dionysus

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like the plot of a story

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the plot of a play involves characters who face a problem or conflict

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exposition

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characters and conflict are introduced

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complications

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tension builds

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climax

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highest point of action, action determines how the conflict will be resolved

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resolustion

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conflic is resolved play ends

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colfict is a

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struggle or clash between two opposing character or forces

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a conflict may develop

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between character who want differnet/same thing; between a character and his/her circumstances; within a character who is torn by competing desires

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a tragedy is a

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play that ends unhappily

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most classic greek tragedies deal with serious

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universal themes such as right and wrong; justice and injustice; life and death

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Tragedies pit

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human limitation against the larger forces of destiny

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the protagonist of most

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classic tragedies is a tragic hero

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the tragic hero is

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noble and admirable but has a tragic flaw, a personal failing that leads to a tragic end

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comedy is a

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play that ends happily; usually centers on a romantic conflict (boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy wins girl)

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the main characters of comedy could be

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anyone; nobility, townspeople, servants

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in comedies complications always

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occur before the conflict is resolved, in most cases the play ends with a wedding

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theater artists include

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actors, directors, lighting technicians, stage crew

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stages can have

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many differene sizes and layouts

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thrust stages

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extends into the viewing area the audience surrounds the stage on 3 sides

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in the round stage

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surrounded by an audience on all sides

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proscenium stage

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the playing area extends behind an opening called the proscenium arch; the audience sits on one side looking iinto the action

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stages in

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shakespeare’s time were thrust stages

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Scene design consists of

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sets, lighting, costumes, props

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a stages set might be

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realistic and detailed or abstract and minimal

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a lighting director

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skillfully uses light to change the mood and appearance of the set

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the costume director

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works with the director to design the actors’ costumes; like the sets, costumes can be detailed or minimal

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props

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short for properties; are items that the characters carry or handle onstage

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the person in charge of

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props must make sure that the right props are available to the actors at the right moments

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characters speech may take any of the following forms

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dialogue, monologue, asides, soliloquy

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dialogue

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conversations of character on stage

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monologue

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long speech given by one charater to others

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asides

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remarks made to the audience or to one character the other characters onstage do not hear an aside

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soliloquy

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speech by a character alone onstage to himself/herself or to the audience

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a play needs an

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audience to experience the performance, understand the story and respond to the characters