Children of the Blackskirt - Conventions and Elements

(Name the Element)

The black skirt is a...

(Name the Element)

The pegs are a...

(Name the Element)

The ways in which physical action is used to show role or meaning

• Body Language

• Movement

• Mood

• Multiple Role

(Name the Element)

When the play is set, and the way in which action moves on stage (slow motion, time jumps, overlaps)

(Name the Element)

The feeling or atmosphere that is communicated during dramatic action

• Symbol

• Time

• Mood

• Tension

(Name the Element)

Which element relates to events being explored, as well as helping to shape what the audience looks at during the performance?

• Time

• Focus

• Role

• Space

Which tension is produced when neither the participants within the drama nor the spectators are aware of the meaning behind what is happening?

Which tension is produced by the interplay of relationships between the roles in the drama. This tension is not necessarily one of conflict and can arise from variations in interest or understanding?

Which tension is produced when the characters have particular goals to achieve. This tension is heightened when the task is important, difficult or urgent?

(Key Themes of Gothic)

What form of DECAY is present in the production?

• The Setting

• The costuming

• The characters and their relationships

• The characters and the possession of them