" Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television."
A form of literature intended to be performed by actors, often involving conflict, dialogue, and action.
Plot: The sequence of events that forms the action of the play.
Characterization: The creation and development of believable characters that drive the plot of the play.
Dialogue: The conversation between characters that reveals their thoughts, feelings, and motivations.
Action: The physical movements, gestures, and behaviors that help to convey meaning to the audience.
Setting: The time and place in which the action of the play takes place.
Theme: The underlying message or insight into human nature that the play conveys.
Genre: The category or type of play, such as tragedy, comedy, historical, or musical.
Direction: The choices made by the director in staging the play, including blocking, lighting, and sound.
Acting: The skill of the actors in bringing their characters to life and conveying their emotions and motivations to the audience.
Playwriting: The art of creating a play, including story development, character creation, and dialogue.
History of Drama: The evolution of drama as an art form, from ancient Greek tragedy to contemporary theater.
"The structure of dramatic texts, unlike other forms of literature, is directly influenced by this collaborative production and collective reception."
"The term 'drama' comes from a Greek word meaning 'deed' or 'act', which is derived from 'I do' (Classical Greek: δράω, dráō)."
"The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional generic division between comedy and tragedy."
"In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word play or game was the standard term for dramas until William Shakespeare's time."
""Drama" in this sense refers to a play that is neither a comedy nor a tragedy."
"The term 'radio drama' has been used in both senses—originally transmitted in a live performance. It may also be used to refer to the more high-brow and serious end of the dramatic output of radio."
"Mime is a form of drama where the action of a story is told only through the movement of the body."
"Drama can be combined with music: the dramatic text in opera is generally sung throughout; as for in some ballets dance 'expresses or imitates emotion, character, and narrative action'."
"Musicals include both spoken dialogue and songs."
"Closet drama is a form that is intended to be read, rather than performed."
"In improvisation, the drama does not pre-exist the moment of performance; performers devise a dramatic script spontaneously before an audience."