Drama Elements

Role = Focus on type and stereotype Relationships = Connections and interactions affecting the dramatic action Voice = Technique suggesting voice expressively to create roles and relationships Movement = Using facial expressions, posture, and action to create roles and relationships

Situation = Setting and circumstances, including who, what, where, when, and stakes Focus = Concentrating attention on a spatial direction or point to intensify intent Tension = Sense of conflict within characters or character relationships to engage audience Space = Physical and emotional space within performance and between characters

Relationships = Affect the dramatic action through connections and interactions Focus = Intensifies attention and directs moments of dramatic action Tension = Creates anticipation, conflict, surprise, and mystery to engage audience Space = Influences the emotional space between characters and audience engagement

Voice = Suggesting voice expressively to create roles and relationships Movement = Using facial expressions, posture, and action in space and time Focus = Concentrating attention on a spatial direction or point to intensify intent Tension = Creating conflict, surprise, and mystery to propel dramatic action

Role = Type and stereotype identification and portrayal Voice = Creating roles, situations, relationships, atmosphere, and symbols Focus = Intensifying attention, projecting intent, and framing moments Tension = Sense of anticipation, conflict, and engagement with characters

Movement = Using facial expressions, posture, and action expressively Focus = Concentrating attention to intensify intent and frame dramatic moments Tension = Generating conflict, surprise, and mystery to engage the audience Space = Influencing the emotional space between characters and audience

Time = The fictional time in the narrative or setting; the timing of one moment to the next contributing to the tension and rhythm of dramatic action. Language = The choice of linguistic expression and ideas in drama used to create dramatic action, expressing ideas and dramatic meaning. Symbol = Associations that occur when something is used to represent something else to reinforce or extend dramatic meaning. Audience = A collection of individuals or groups of people who experience the arts in various settings and contexts through intellectual, emotional, and social engagement, including the artist being audience to their own artwork.

Mood and atmosphere = Elements of drama that describe the feeling or tone of both the physical space and the dramatic action created by or emerging from the performance. Dramatic Action = The driving force and forward motion of drama to create dramatic meaning, tension, belief, and audience engagement, expressing the movement of the drama from the introduction, exposition of ideas and conflict to a resolution. Symbol = Associations that occur when something is used to represent something else to reinforce or extend dramatic meaning. Audience = A collection of individuals or groups of people who experience the arts in various settings and contexts through intellectual, emotional, and social engagement, including the artist being audience to their own artwork.

Time = The fictional time in the narrative or setting; the timing of one moment to the next contributing to the tension and rhythm of dramatic action. Language = The choice of linguistic expression and ideas in drama used to create dramatic action, expressing ideas and dramatic meaning. Mood and atmosphere = Elements of drama that describe the feeling or tone of both the physical space and the dramatic action created by or emerging from the performance. Audience = A collection of individuals or groups of people who experience the arts in various settings and contexts through intellectual, emotional, and social engagement, including the artist being audience to their own artwork.

Language = The choice of linguistic expression and ideas in drama used to create dramatic action, expressing ideas and dramatic meaning. Symbol = Associations that occur when something is used to represent something else to reinforce or extend dramatic meaning. Mood and atmosphere = Elements of drama that describe the feeling or tone of both the physical space and the dramatic action created by or emerging from the performance. Dramatic Action = The driving force and forward motion of drama to create dramatic meaning, tension, belief, and audience engagement, expressing the movement of the drama from the introduction, exposition of ideas and conflict to a resolution.

Time = The fictional time in the narrative or setting; the timing of one moment to the next contributing to the tension and rhythm of dramatic action. Symbol = Associations that occur when something is used to represent something else to reinforce or extend dramatic meaning. Mood and atmosphere = Elements of drama that describe the feeling or tone of both the physical space and the dramatic action created by or emerging from the performance. Dramatic Action = The driving force and forward motion of drama to create dramatic meaning, tension, belief, and audience engagement, expressing the movement of the drama from the introduction, exposition of ideas and conflict to a resolution.

Language = The choice of linguistic expression and ideas in drama used to create dramatic action, expressing ideas and dramatic meaning. Audience = A collection of individuals or groups of people who experience the arts in various settings and contexts through intellectual, emotional, and social engagement, including the artist being audience to their own artwork. Symbol = Associations that occur when something is used to represent something else to reinforce or extend dramatic meaning. Dramatic Action = The driving force and forward motion of drama to create dramatic meaning, tension, belief, and audience engagement, expressing the movement of the drama from the introduction, exposition of ideas and conflict to a resolution.