Drama And Theatre

CONTENT

• Definition and Origin of Drama and Theatre.
• People involved in Drama and Theatre.

DEFINITION OF DRAMA

Drama is the act or process of a group of players narrating a story through actions, vocal expression and body movements so as to entertain,inform and educate the audience. Drama is an attempt by a playwright to portray real life events through artificial means. Drama is the imitation of an action. Drama originated from Greece where plays were performed on stage in ancient Greek Theatres during the ancient times. Drama got its name from the Greek word ’dran’ which means to act.

DEFINITION OF THEATRE

Theatre is a building or place where live dramatic performances are carried out on stage by the players before the seated audience. Theatre is a building solely established for performing plays and other related forms of entertainment like live dances and live musical shows.

PEOPLE INVOLVED IN DRAMA AND THEATRE

There are three groups of people involved in drama and theatre namely:

1. CAST e.g. actors and actresses.
2. CREW e.g. producer, director, makeup artist, costumier, cameraman etc.
3. AUDIENCE: This refers to a group of people seated around the auditorium watching a live dramatic performance.
4. Playwright or Dramatist

EVALUATION

1. Define drama and theatre respectively.
2. State five people involved in drama and theatre.

GENERAL EVALUATION

1. Mention the seven English alphabets in music.
2. What is the role of a make – up artist in drama?

READING ASSIGNMENT

Cultural and Creative Art(New Edition) by Peter Akinyemi& Co – Authors. (Book 1)

REFERENCE PAGE

Pages 67-74

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

1. The general name given to a group of actors and actresses presented in order of appearance in a drama piece is ………(a) crew  (b) audience (c) cast (d) prompter
2. Which one of the following is NOT a function of drama?

(a)It entertains.  (b)It kills ideas.  (c)It informs.  (d)It educates.

• Those who are seated around the auditorium in a theatre are referred to as …………

(a) cast  (b) crew  (c) audience  (d) congregation

• Which of these members of the crew possess the technical skills in drama? (a) Make – up artist (b) Cameraman (c) Costumier  (d) Actors/Actresses
• The articles or artificial objects used by the actor during a dramatic performance are called ……………..(a) prop  (b) make up kits  (c) costume  (d) None of the options.

THEORY

1. Define drama and theatre respectively. 
2. State three members of the crew.