Theater Arts Lesson Objectives

Theater Arts

• Theater arts is considered an expression of human experience.

Greek Word 'Dran'

• The Greek word 'dran' means to do or to act.

Aristotle's Definition of Drama

• According to Aristotle, drama is an imitation of an action that is serious and complete, having a certain magnitude.

Dramatic Elements

• Dramatic elements give shape and form to the experience of an event.

Purpose of Theater Arts

• The main purpose of theater arts is to present the experience of an event.

Play Structure

• The central idea of the play is known as the theme.
• The protagonist's goal is to overcome the conflict or solve the major problem in the play.
• The setting refers to the time and place in which the action occurs in a play.

Types of Drama

• The type of drama that focuses on the protagonist who succeeds in his plan/s is known as a comedy.
• A drama in which the hero fails to fulfill his goal/s is known as a tragedy.

Aspects of Drama

• The aspect that involves the actor's use of oral language and helps achieve vocal variety in drama is known as voice.
• The aspect of drama that involves pitch, tone, volume, stress, tempo, and silence to achieve vocal variety is known as vocalization.
• A soliloquy is a type of speech in a play that reveals inner thoughts or motives of a character and involves only one character on stage.

Satire

• A drama written by an author whose intention is to poke fun at the hero is known as satire.