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DRAMA AND THEATER

 DRAMA

• Historical Background

• Evolution / Periods

• Philosophers
D DRAMA
Introduction :

A drama is a story enacted onstage for a live audience .

Origins of Drama

• The word drama comes from the

Greek verb dran, which means “to do ”.
• The earliest known plays...
> were written around the fifth century B.C
> produced for festival to honor
Dionysus, the God of wine and fertility
Evolution/ Period
H
Historical Background of Drama
 The History of Drama
• I. Prehistoric Period II. Greek Period
III. Roman Period IV. Medieval Period
• V. Renaissance Period VI. Modern Period
 Philosophers
• Plato
• Socrates
• Aristotle
Friedrich Nietzsche
• Grilles Deleuze
• Friedrich Schiller
Jean-Paul Sartre
• Paul A. Kottman
• Albert Camus
 Genre of Drama
• comedy
• Tragedy
• Tragicomedy
• Melodrama
Comedy
Tragedy
Tragicomedy
Melodrama
 Elements of Drama
• Plot • Spectacle
• Prop
• Theme • Soliloquy
• Dialogue • Rising Action
• • Diction
Conflict
• Symbol
• Setting
• Falling Action
• Climax
• Monologue
 Elements Of Drama
• Audience • Scene
• Scenery • Catharsis
• Suspense • Characterzation
• • Antagonist
Tension
• Song
• Time
THEATER
 Theater
• Introduction
• A building in which plays, motion pictures, or show’s
are presented.
History of Theater
History of Theater:

• Greek Theatre
• Roman Theatre
• Asian Theatre
• Chinese Theatre
• Philippine Theatre
• Thai Theatre
• Japanese Theatre
• MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC THEATRE
• TYPES OF THEATRE

• Puppet Shows
• Mime
• Musical Theatre
• Drama
• Comedy
• Tragedy
• Improvisation
• Fantasy
• Action
• FORM OF THEATRE

• Arena
• Thurst
• Promade Theatre
• Black Box Theatre
• Studio Theatre
• Courtyard Theatre
• Proscenium Theatre
• Thrust and Open Stage
Evolution of Theatre
Inspiration of Theatre
 Classification of Theater
• Writers, Director, and Producers
 Classification of Theater
• Genre of Theater into
various subcategories :
> Comedy
 Classification of Theatre
> Tragedy
 Classification of Theatre
> Musical
 Classification of Theater
> Drama
 Classification of Theater
> Action
 Classification of Theater
• Melodrama
 Classification of Theater
• Farce
 Elements of Theater
• Plot
 Elements of Theatre
• Characters
 Elements of Theater
• Thought
 Element in Theater
• Diction
 Elements of Theater
• Spectacles
 Elements in Theater
• Song
 Elements of Theater
• Performers
• Audience
• Director
• Theater Space
• Design Aspects
• Text
Genre of Theater
• Theatre in education (TiE)
• Physical theatre
• Epic theatre
• Political theatre
• Comedy
• Tragedy
• Melodrama
• Commedia dell’arte
Theatre in Education
Physical Theatre
Epic Theatre
Political Theatre
Comedy Theatre
Tragedy Theatre
Melodrama Theatre
Commedia dell’arte Theatre