DRAMA

READING DRAMA
 WHAT IS A PLAY?
a play is a written document
O script
O text
O prompt book

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 WHAT IS A PLAY?
it is written to be seen, performed
O collaboration
 script
 actors
 director
 set designers
 costumer designers
 makeup artists
 lighting & sound engineers

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HOW TO READ A PLAY
 I. LISTEN TO THE LINES
Careful Reading –
O feel the tone of the language
O listen for emotion behind the lines
 passion, love, assurance
 anger, fear, defiance

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 I. LISTEN TO THE LINES
Performance Reading –
O read the lines out loud
O read them with others
O act out scenes in class
O see the work performed

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 II. VISUALIZE THE SCENE
“Scene” = Staging
O see the action on a stage
 a production in your mind’s eye
O read like an actor/director

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