Devising The Drama Process Devising a definition To

Devising The Drama Process

Devising – a definition To CREATE a drama from a STIMULUS by working collaboratively co-operatively critically creatively And so develop a drama for presenting to an audience.

The Drama Process • Respond to Stimulus • Offer ideas • Discuss storylines and characters • Agree Form, Structure and Conventions • Set up space • Create/rehearse the drama • Review • Add theatre arts • Present • Evaluate

Respond to Stimulus • The starting point for a drama. An item – when examined or reflected upon sparks the imagination, suggesting ideas for scenarios, characters, settings, relationships, issues and themes.

Stimulus for drama could be…. • Pictures • Props • Scripts • Location

Or you could maybe use… • People • Stories • Costume

These could be used too… • Situations • Newspaper articles • Words • Music/sound effects

Offer ideas • Tell your group your ideas. • Listen to others ideas. • See which ideas can combine well. • Add to the ideas of others.

Discuss storylines and characters • Stories need a beginning middle and end. • A good drama will make an audience feel, think and question. • Create characters that the audience can care about or perhaps identify with. • Make it credible.

Agree Form Structure & Conventions • Form – overall style • Comedy • Structure – How • Linear • Conventions – Flashback of Drama. the scenes are ordered in time. ways of presenting parts of drama Tragedy Non – linear Voice over

Set up Space • Use drama room resources to create set and acting area to rehearse in. Using – • Tables • Chairs & Stools • Screens(Flats) • Rostra • Treads • Boxes

Create ( Rehearse) • Use role-play and improvisation to develop your characters and storyline. • Try different voice and movement to represent your characters. • Think about status & tension. • Stay focussed. • Be flexible.

Review • Think critically • Is the purpose of each scene clear? • Is the purpose of each character clear? • Are the conventions helping to tell the story? • What parts need more thought/work…How can tension and character be further developed? Maybe slow motion instead of tableaux?

Add Theatre Arts • Theatre arts are used to enhance the presentation of a drama for an audience. They help to identify the setting of the drama, develop mood and atmosphere and create tension.

There are 6 Theatre Arts • Lighting • Sound • Set design • Props • Make-up • Costume

Present • To share the finished drama with an audience.

Evaluate • After the drama has been presented to an audience, we can reflect on what went well and where improvements could have been made. Every part of the Drama Process should be considered in an evaluation. Thoroughly evaluating our work (and the work of others) helps us to develop our drama skills.