&object0=js|800|600|80|80|0|0|100|0|1|0|0|background_style1.jpg|1|0|0|0& &autoPlayOn=0& &navobjectsVisible=1& &numberOfSlides=6& &numberOfObjects1=3& &object1_1=t|425|100|100|100|60|4|100|1|2|left|1|3|1|0|0|16|0|0|0|1|PLAYS (Theatrical Drama) – The Elements& &object1_2=t|313|100|100|100|56|115|100|0|3|left|1|3|1|0|0|26|0|0|1|1|Action/Plot Character Language/Dialogue Scene(ry)& &object1_3=js|503|768|50|50|361|49|100|0|0|1|0|playbill.jpg|1|0|0|0& &numberOfObjects2=5& &object2_1=r|548|296|100|100|61|51|50|0|3|0|1& &object2_2=js|487|381|51.4|51.4|418|313|80|0|1|1|0|masks.jpg|2|0|0|0& &object2_3=t|544|100|100|100|61|55|100|0|0|left|0|2|1|0|0|16|0|0|0|1|The events of a play; the story as opposed to the theme; WHAT HAPPENS rather than what it means. The plot must have some sort of unity and clarity by setting up a pattern by which each action initiating the next rather than standing alone without connection to what came before it or what follows. In the plot of a play, characters are involved in conflict that has a pattern of movement. The action and movement in the play begins from the initial entanglement, follows through rising action, the climax action, then the falling action into resolution. Write the "POINT OF ATTACK" into your plot, the main action by which all others will arise. It is the point at which the main complication is introduced.& &object2_4=t|471|100|100|100|60|4|100|1|2|left|1|3|1|0|0|16|0|0|0|1|The Element of in Play making& &object2_5=t|152|100|100|100|217|-2|100|0|0|left|1|1|2|0|0|16|0|0|1|3|ACTION/PLOT& &numberOfObjects3=5& &object3_1=r|444|381|100|100|24|34|50|0|3|0|1& &object3_2=js|529|512|75|75|304|50|100|0|1|1|0|harlequin.jpg|2|0|0|0& &object3_3=t|441|100|100|100|25|33|100|0|0|left|0|18|1|0|0|16|0|0|0|1|These are the people presented in the play that are involved in the perusing plot. Each character should have their own distinct personality, age, appearance, beliefs, socio economic background, and language. Plays can have one character, or many, determined by your purpose and by the action needed for your plot. A CHARACTER SPEAKS TO GET WHAT S/HE WANTS. All characters have dreams that make him or her unique. How are they fulfilled? How are they not fulfilled? How do they turn in on themselves? A character should be OFF-BALANCE in some way. Real characters are excessive in some areas, deficient in others. If there is no disparity between what your characters are saying and what they are doing, you probably aren’t writing theatre.& &object3_4=t|471|100|100|100|60|4|100|1|2|left|1|3|1|0|0|16|0|0|0|1|The Element of in Play making& &object3_5=t|152|100|100|100|223|-2|100|0|0|left|1|1|2|0|0|16|0|0|1|3|CHARACTER& &numberOfObjects4=7& &object4_1=r|555|316|100|100|71|49|50|0|3|0|1& &object4_2=t|558|100|100|100|72|48|100|0|0|left|0|14|1|0|0|16|0|0|0|1|When composing a short play, avoid writing an exposition! Just jump into your story. This presents a puzzle for the audience to unravel and allows them to play with you. Remember—we are fascinated by the unknown! Don’t provide too much information at once. Let things flow slowly and plan how much you reveal, and when. Break up dialogue with action (you can write movement for character in parentheses in the script). Just as in music, silence is meaningful! Character is shown by dialogue, but don’t rely on slang or stereotypes to carry the action. Look at plays to see how the script looks on the page. Mimic a standard format.& &object4_3=js|1024|753|18.2|18.2|34|354|60|0|0|1|0|dialogue.jpg|2|0|0|0& &object4_4=t|550|100|100|100|60|4|100|1|2|left|1|3|1|0|0|16|0|0|0|1|The Element of in Play making& &object4_5=t|252|100|100|100|214|-2|100|0|0|left|1|1|2|0|0|16|0|0|1|3|DIALOGUE and LANGUAGE& &object4_6=b|0|0|100|100|294|378|3|16|1|4|1|0|18|SEE Dialogue "In Action"|-7|0|1|4|premiers_whosonfirst.html& &object4_7=t|161|100|100|100|353|392|100|0|0|center|0|3|4|0|0|12|0|0|1|0|click above to open file& &numberOfObjects5=6& &object5_1=r|616|268|100|100|13|21|50|0|3|0|1& &object5_2=js|698|482|34.2|34.2|391|281|100|0|0|1|2|stagescene.jpg|1|0|0|0& &object5_3=t|605|100|100|100|18|28|100|0|0|left|0|19|1|0|0|14|0|0|0|1|There are two connotations of the word scene in theatre. One is a part of the whole, a segment of an act of the total play. The other is the setting or scenery. SCENE-AS-THE-SETTING involves scenery, costumes, and special effects in a production, all of the visual elements of the play created for theatrical event. Here, scene is the playwright’s creation of an atmosphere or context for the audience’s eye. When your play begins, the reader or director/actor wants to know the Setting and who and what is seen on stage. This description is usually a non-spoken part of the play, written in parentheses in the script. Look for example plays online to see how this is done. Describing the scene is vital, even when the performance of the your play may not include scenery and costumes.& &object5_4=t|550|100|100|100|60|4|100|1|2|left|1|3|1|0|0|16|0|0|0|1|The Element of in Play making& &object5_5=t|198|100|100|100|214|-2|100|0|0|left|1|1|2|0|0|16|0|0|1|3|SCENE and SCENERY& &object5_6=js|496|231|72.7|72.7|14|280|100|0|0|1|2|scene_description.jpg|2|0|0|0& &numberOfObjects6=6& &object6_1=js|503|768|50|50|-12|369|50|0|0|1|0|playbill.jpg|5|0|0|0& &object6_2=t|368|100|100|100|251|395|100|0|0|left|1|2|4|0|0|12|0|0|1|1|NOTE - You may have to share only an excerpt because of time limits.& &object6_3=r|548|268|100|100|60|35|50|0|3|0|1& &object6_4=t|545|100|100|100|59|309|100|0|0|left|0|3|1|0|0|14|0|0|0|1|Are you going to read the play? Are you going to ask classmates to read part of it? Are you going to shoot a video of your own enactment at home and then project the video in class? & &object6_5=t|524|100|100|100|72|43|100|0|0|left|0|2|1|0|0|16|0|0|0|1|STUDY and research the ELEMENTS of PLAYWRIGHTING that have been presented here, then look for others in your own research. DECIDE how to focus on the Principles by using the elements. PLAN your work– schedule extra time. READ your dialogue out loud to see if it works and makes sense. When you have made the play, WORK YOUR PRESENTATION. Tell the story of your process (word process it for submission). & &object6_6=t|550|100|100|100|60|4|100|1|2|left|1|3|1|0|0|16|0|0|0|1|MAKING A PLAY FOR YOUR PREMIER IN THE ARTS!&