Relationships
in Drama
in Drama
This type of relationship remains consistent throughout a drama.
WHAT IS A FIXED RELATIONSHIP
This is the feeling of suspense or anxiety that keeps the audience engaged.
what is Tension
This is the struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot of a story.
What is conflict?
This level of the pyramid introduces the main conflict
what is the Rising Action
This type of stage has black walls and simple lighting, allowing for maximum flexibility in staging and seating arrangements.
What is a Black Box Theatre?
A PLAYWRIGHT MAY USE THIS TO CREATE TENSION BY CONTRASTING AUTHORITY AND OBEDIENCE.
WHAT IS A FIXED RELATIONSHIP
Tension can be created through conflict between these two elements of a drama.
what are characters
This type of conflict happens within a character's mind.
What is internal conflict?
In Frozen, Elsa returning to Arendelle and reuniting with Anna fits this part of the story.
What is the resolution (or falling action)?
In this type of stage setup, the audience completely surrounds the performance space.
What is Theatre in the Round?
THIS RELATIONSHIP TYPE KEEPS THE AUDIENCE EMOTIONALLY ENGAGED DUE TO ITS UNPREDICTABILITY
WHAT IS A VARIABLE RELATIONSHIP
A playwright builds tension in the plot by raising the stakes and introducing these kinds of obstacles.
What are conflicts or complications?
When the main character struggles to change the system or government, it is this conflict.
What is character vs. society?
True or False: Every story follows Freytag's Pyramid exactly.
What is false?
Directors love this type of stage for experimental theatre because the space can be rearranged into any configuration.
What is a Black Box Theatre?
IN ROMEO AND JULIET, THE LOVE BETWEEN THE TITLE CHARACTERS IS WHAT TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP?
WHAT IS A VARIABLE RELATIONSHIPS
This type of tension involves a looming threat or danger that creates suspense
What is tension of surprise
This type of external conflict often appears in survival stories.
What is character vs. nature?
This stage occurs before any major conflict and helps us understand the world of the story.
What is the exposition?
Built into hillsides in ancient Greece and Rome, this open-air venue uses natural acoustics to project actors' voices.
What is an Amphitheatre?
THE ABILITY TO BREAK OR REDEFINE THIS KIND OF RELATIONSHIP CAN LEAD TO TRAGEDY
WHAT IS A FIXED RELATIONSHIP
1. This type of tension occurs when a character must make a difficult decision.
2. This type of tension occurs when the audience anticipates something will happen but doesn't know when and how.
1. what is Tension of Task
2. what is Tension of Mystery
A robot uprising in a sci-fi drama could be an example of this conflict.
What is character vs. technology (or machine)?
Another name for the resolution that comes from French and means "the untying."
What is the denouement?
These two stages are similar with audience but different in size