Drama Elements

Question 1

What are actors

Answer 1

• the people involved in the activity

- they perform and act out a role or character

Question 2

What an audience

Answer 2

-the people who watch the performances

Question 3

What is space

Answer 3

-where the performance takes place and how the space is arranged or organized

Question 4

What is the time

Answer 4

• certain time only

- of a particular duration

Question 5

What is costumes

Answer 5

-clothing or other items worn by the actors to reveal the characters they are portraying

Question 6

What are props

Answer 6

• objects that are used by the performers

- they will usually hold a great deal of significance

Question 7

What are special effects

Answer 7

• the use technology to enhance a performance

- this includes aspects such as sound or lighting

Question 8

What Is music or accompaniment

Answer 8

-songs or instruments that may be used during the performance

Question 9

What is movement or choreography

Answer 9

• the physical work to enhance the performance

Question 10

What are chants, call and response, or response

Answer 10

• these elements all add to the way in which the performers communicate on the stage

Question 11

What is structure

Answer 11

• the way in which the performance is ordered

Eg linear,Cyclical or episodic

Question 12

What is the characters

Answer 12

• the performers need to make use of vocal and physical characterization in order to transform into the character they will be playing in the performance

Question 13

What is the language

Answer 13

• the way in which each character speaks and the register and vocabulary that they use
• this will be influenced by the dramatic context

Question 14

what is dramatic tension

Answer 14

• the way in which suspense, excitement and anticipation is created in a performance