Elements of Drama

An element of drama created when an actor takes on a persona, physicality, vocal qualities within a performance

• character

• relationship

• role

• language

the connections and interactions between people that affect the dramatic action

• role

• relationship

• movement

• situation

using facial expression, posture and action expressively in space and time to create roles, situations, relationships, atmosphere and symbols

• voice

• space

• character

• movement

sense of anticipation or conflict within characters or character relationships, or problems, surprise and mystery in stories and ideas to propel dramatic action and create audience engagement

• space

• movement

• tension

• focus

­ the physical setting of the performance and audience, fictional space of the dramatic action and the emotional distance between characters

• symbol

• relationship

• time

• space

the feeling or tone of both the physical space and the dramatic action created by or emerging from the performance

• mood

• language

• time

• tension

associations that occur when something is used to represent something else to reinforce or extend dramatic meaning

• language

• mood

• symbol

• character

the choice of linguistic expression and ideas in drama used to create dramatic action

• symbol

• situation

• character

• language

one moment to the next contributing to the tension and rhythm of dramatic action; the period in which dramatic action is taking place

• space

• time

• role

• situation

the setting and circumstances of the dramatic action — the who, what, where, when and what is at stake of the roles/characters

• situation

• role

• character

• focus