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WorksheetsElements of Drama
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
There are 4 types of tension. They are:
Task, Relationship, Mystery and Surprise
Tension, Task, Relationship, Mystery
Relationship, Mystery, Tension, Task
Mood, Symbol, Role and Character
The element of TIME refers to:
How the audience interprets the dramatic meaning
How fast a performance is
time or period in which dramatic action is set and the management of tempo, pace and rhythm in dramatic action
How long the play runs for
The definition of TENSION in Drama is:
How strong someone is
How the audience reacts to what is happening on stage.
Tension allows actors to act on stage
the driving force of drama by engaging audience and creating anticipation and excitement
What is SYMBOL in drama?
Something that has a different meaning to how it is used.
associations that occur when something is used to represent something else to reinforce or extend dramatic meaning
Colours
Something representing something
the use of space in the creation of dramatic action, staging and positioning of the audience to performers is the element of
Place
Space
Time
Situation
Situation in drama means:
What is happening.
How the stage is set up so people can move around with ease
The staging
the setting and circumstances of the dramatic action
the performer adopts the values, attitudes, status and motivations of the role; performers act and react to the given circumstances of the drama, and their relationships with others are defined by the values, attitudes and behaviours particular to the type or status they represent is the element of
Character
Role
Space
Place
the performer takes on the persona, physicality, vocal qualities and given circumstances of the character; the character’s relationships with other characters are defined by their particular history, motivations, desires and ways of seeing the world
Character
Role
Symbol
Situation
the interaction between people, people and ideas, and people and environment in dramatic action is called a
Identity
Relationship
Role
Character
describes the location and setting of the dramatic action, including the way they are communicated through staging is called
Place
Space
Setting
Stage
Mood is:
the atmosphere created through the dramatic action
the language created through dramatic language
how the actor feels on stage
how the audience feels
What element uses the body to create meaning?
Voice
Language
Movement
Mood
this refers to concentration of attention on what an actor is doing, feeling and sensing; the direction of the actor’s or audience’s attention to a specific point, person or object
Focus can be between (more than one answer)
The actor and what they are doing
The actor feeling and sensing
Between the actor and the audience
Between the actor and an object
The language of element refers to:
the way that ideas and feelings are expressed dramatically
the way words are said
how the words are said but dramatically
the ideas that the actor thinks
Contrast in drama is....
breaking patterns
black vs white
up and down
different
