The element of drama is somewhat the same with a story.

1. DRAMA

2. WHAT
WILL I
LEARN
TODAY?
• Elements of Drama
in its Literature and
Theatre form

3. DRAMA Drama is a composition
in prose form that
presents a story
entirely told in
dialogue and action
and written with the
intention of its
eventual performance
before an audience.

4. ELEMENTS OF
DRAMA

5. SETTING
Setting identifies the:
1. time and place
2. historical period, the moment, day and
season in which the incidents take place
3. It also includes the sceneries in the
performance which are usually found in the
preliminary descriptions.

6. CHARACTERS
Characters are the people in the play
and thus considered as the principal
material in a drama.

7. PLOT
Plot lays out the series of events that
form the entirety of the play. It
serves as a structural framework
which brings the events to a cohesive
form and sense.

8. THEME
Theme is considered as the unifying
element that defines the dramatized
idea of the play. It is the over-all
sense or implication of the action.

9. STYLE
Style refers to the mode of expression
or presentation of the play which
points out the playwright’s position
or viewpoint in life.

10. QUIZ QUIZ QUIZ
1. This refers to the time and place which the
story took place.
a. SETTINGS
b. STYLE
c. THEME
d. NONE

11. QUIZ QUIZ QUIZ
2. The most important material/element in a
drama.
a. SETTINGS
b. STYLE
c. THEME
d. CHARACTER

12. QUIZ QUIZ QUIZ
3. The way how the author expressed the material
either realistically such as The High School
Musical or unrealistically such as The Lion King.
a. SETTINGS
b. STYLE
c. THEME
d. NONE

13. QUIZ QUIZ QUIZ
4. Beginning, Rising Action, Climax, Falling
Action, and End are parts of this element.
a. SETTINGS
b. STYLE
c. THEME
d. PLOT

14. QUIZ QUIZ QUIZ
5. It is the unifying or main idea of the
material.
a. SETTINGS
b. STYLE
c. THEME
d. NONE

15. ELEMENTS OF
DRAMA
Drama in Theatre

16. SCENERY (set)
These are theatrical equipment,
such as curtains, flats,
backdrops, or platforms, used in
a dramatic production to
communicate surroundings.

17. Lion king

18. Romeo and Juliet

20. COSTUMES
clothing, masks and accessories
worn by actors to portray
character and period.

23. PROPS
short for properties; any article,
except costume or scenery, used
as part of a dramatic production;
any moveable object that appears
on stage during a performance,
from a telephone to a train.

25. LIGHTS
the placement, intensity, and color
of lights to help communicate
environment, mood, or feeling

27. SOUNDS
the effects an audience hears during
performance to communicate
character, context, or
environment

28. Purposes of Theatre
• Promote social awareness.
• Entertains audience.
• Expresses one’s opinion in liberal
way.

29. Plays with Spanish
Influence
• KOMEDYA
• CENAKULO
• PLAYLETS
• SARSWELA/ZARZUELA
• DRAMA

30. Forms of Theatre Space
a. Proscenium or Picture Frame Stage
• Was introduced during the Italian
Renaissance.
• It is the commonly used stage.
• The audience sits facing the stage and
usually the seats are arranged levels
accordingly towards near.

32. b. Thrust or Trestle Stage
• Was developed by the Ancient Greeks
and used for their play festivals.
• The stage protrudes from the center of a
structure which is built behind it, and the
audience sits in a semi-circle fronting it.
Forms of Theatre Space

34. c. Booth Stage
• It is said to be as improvise acting area
with open air and is commonly used by
travelling troupes who have no access to
a theatre or other venues.
• The audience stand or may bring their
own seats. This type is commonly seen in
town fiestas.
Forms of Theatre Space

36. d. Arena Stage or Theatre-in-the-
Round
• It is often found outside the theatre for
the acting area of the stage which is
located in the center of a square or circle
and audience surrounds it.
• The audience is closer to the actor and
therefore intimately involved themselves
with action.
Forms of Theatre Space

38. e. Created or Found Stage
• This is non-conventional theatre staging,
for the venue is not really used for acting
such as ordinary rooms, lecture halls, the
streets, restaurants, etc.
Forms of Theatre Space