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WRITING TECHNIQUES FOR DRAMA

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

 There is a clear listing of the characters involved in the play, complete with their names and basic
descriptions relevant to the story.

 The Latin phrase for 'persons of the play', used to refer collectively to the characters represented in a
dramatic work (or, by extension, a narrative work). This phrase is the conventional heading for a list of
characters published in the text of a play or in a theatrical programme.

ACTS

 Acts contain the main action and reveal the conflict, complications, climax, and resolution. Acts are
divided into smaller portions called scenes.

 Plays have major section divisions wherein a full narrative events happens in each of them. Its length
varies depending on the kind of play a writer is creating.

SCENE

 Scenes usually change from one to the next when there is a change in the play's setting or
characters.

 Scenes are the sections that make up the acts. You know when scenes change because the set of
characters on stage change or the set might change to indicate that the characters are in a new place.
Scenes tell small pieces of the overall story.

SCRIPT

 A script is a document that comprises setting, characters, dialogue, and stage directions for movies,
TV shows, and stage plays. When directors stage such productions, they follow the instructions
provided by the script. In live theatre, script writers are playwrights, and the scripts are also known as
playscripts.

STAGE DIRECTIONS

 an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or
production requirements.

 Stage directions are the non-spoken text of a play that convey essential information about the context
and action to the production team.

PLAY FORMATS
 The purpose of formatting your play script is to make it easier for actors and directors to read and
understand quickly. To do this, a playwright must clearly distinguish dialogue from stage directions and
cues. Format also provides an estimate of a play's length.

 One-act play normally runs between 30-45 minutes long their own aspect of this nature as well. a
one-act play often has one scene only, single time frame and in one space One-act play when staged.
Since it is short, Concerning content and theme, one-act plays often focus and zoom in On wherein the
story takes place in a specific dramatic incident involving very few characters.

 Full-length plays - This is the typical play format and runs for around two and a half hours (sometimes
longer) just like a regular movie in a movie Full-length Play theater. There is an intermission in between
acts. To be considered as full-length play, it should have more than one act, and it should run for more
than one hour at least. Many classic plays have three to five acts which are considered as full-length
plays.

 Ten-minute plays - In the last 20-30 years, plays have been evolving all around the world. In terms of
length, the 10-minute play has evolved as a popular format during this millennium since it often focuses
on one act and one scene alone, Many theatrical productions stage these very short plays in groups,
hence the term 10 x 10 (pronounced as ten by ten) where- in 10 plays written by 10 playwrights are
often showcased in one umbrella

DRAMATIC DEVICES

 Dramatic devices are techniques used in dramatic works by playwrights to make stories more
interesting to audiences. They are a form of literary device.

INTERTEXTUALITY

 It also defines drama as a literary form designed to be performed on stage using dialogue and action
to portray life or tell a story.

 It defines intertextuality as the interconnections between related works of literature that influence a
reader's interpretation.

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