V Drama means to act or to do from a Greek

word dran. It is a composition in prose for

enactment, intended to portray life or
character or to tell a story by action and
dialogue. It involves enactment of life
situations for entertainment of for purpose of
understanding oneself and others.
V Ôheater includes drama activities which may
lead to the formal presentation of a scripted
play involving acting, directing, designing,
managing, and other technical aspects.
V Ôheater is a building designed for the purpose
of presenting dramatic performances before an
audience.
V 
Ô
 the framework, the plan, or the main story line. It
requires a plot that is faster in progression and
without too much interruption in order to sustain
the interest of the audience.
*Ôhe progression of the plot in a play is from
exposition, through complication, to resolution or
denouement.
—
xposition
 the beginning of the play which sets the time and
place of the action. It familiarizes the audience
with the characters and situations they are in.
— Complication
 the middle of the play which develops the conflict
that was started in the exposition. Ôhis is the part
of the play where the audience gets to know the
audience more deeply. Flashbacks are employed to
enhance the characters and shed more light to the
conflict.
— ˜esolution or Denouement
 also called anticlimax or the crisis of the play. It is the
part of the play where there is a falling action right after
the climax. It is where a transition from an important event
to a less one occurs, the point where there is a shift in the
fortunes of the characters.
V îetting
the locale and period in which the drama takes place, or the
scenery , props and costumes used in staging. It is the
background of the story in relation to where and when an
action takes place.
V Characters
 the persons involved in the story, they may seem
real to us depending on how the playwright put
words on the paper to make the characters come to
life. Ôhey may be revealed directly or indirectly.
V Dialogue
 the only way of telling the st.ory in drama
Dramatic performances and theaters developed
separately in different parts of the globe and both
have often assumed similar forms.
V Greek Drama and Ôheater

In ancient Greece, classical drama was an outgrowth of

the dithyramb which is a choral ode performed by chorus
which was originally made of fifty performers who sang
and danced at festivals.
 it was during the fifth century B.C, when the first theater
as a building took its form in Athens. It was an openair
auditorium with an orchestra or a central circular space
that holds the seat for the audience.
V ˜oman Drama and Ôheater
 the ˜omans preferred the Greek comedy of manners than
the Greeks satiric comedies. Ôhe amphitheater was the only
thing new in the ˜oman theater. It could accommodate
both small and elaborate performances.
V edieval Drama and Ôheater
 the first medieval theatrical stages were mansions and
houses. Ôhere was no permanent structure for a stage,
performances were conducted on halls, inns or in openair.
V ˜enaissance Drama
 it was initially, a simple, long narrow platform with a
series of arches and columns at the rear separated by
curtains. ater, more elaborate theaters were constructed to
fit the need of both actors and the public.
V îome of the odern dramatist and their works are:
*Irish satirical dramatist George Bernard îhaw(18561950)
² an and îuperman; ygmalion; îain Joan
*
ugene Ionesco(19121994) ² Ôhe Bald îoprano;
˜hinoceros
*Harold rinter(1930) ² Ôhe ˜oom; Ôhe Homecoming
* îam îhepard(1943) ² Buried Child, Ôhe Ôooth of Crime
and Ôrue West.
*eter Handke(1942) ²
ffering the Audience
Filipinos celebrate feast days and special occasions
with a touch of drama such that preparation and
participation involve the whole community.
V Dramatic forms during the îpanish eriod were the:

Cartillo or îhadow lay held before a lamp, are shadows of

card board figures projected on screen.
Comedia or orooro revolve between the battle of the
Christians and uslims.
oa to introduce the main drama and praise its performers.
anunuluyan dramatizing the roomingin of ary
and Joseph for shelter.
Cenakulo the passion of Christ is being dramatized.
Ôibag the reenactment of
mperor Constantine·s or

mperor Helena·s search for the true cross.
îalubong an
aster presentation reenacting the
meeting of ary and the resurrected Christ.
Zarzuela a threeinone act play with songs and
dances.
Drama îimbolika cherish the ideals of hilippine
˜evolution
V Aurello Ôolentino ahapon, Ngayon at Bukas (1903)
V Ôhomas ˜emigio alaya (1902)
V Juan Abad Ôanikalang Ginto (1902)
V Juan atapang Cruz Hindi Aco atay (1902)
V îeverino ˜eyes ˜.I.; alupi; Walang îugat
V Hermogenes Illagan Dalagang Bukid
V Juan F. Batalome ailan man ay Buhay