THEATRICAL

ADOPTATION

BY: CHRISTINE ANN PAZ

ETHEL JHON LAVALLE

ABM-11
3/11/20
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DRAMA

A literary genre
that share
several features
with other form
of literature
Possesses
certain unique
characteristics
that distinguish
it from the
others.
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Dramatic works tell a story
by using the following
elements of fiction:
 SETTING
 CHARACTERS
 PLOT
• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Falling action
• Resolution
 THEME
 POINT OF VIEW
What makes Drama unique?

1.Actors – they speak the dialogue and

perform the actions of the characters
on a stage in front of an audience.
2.Costumes – are worn by the actors to
help portray their characters.
3.Stage – is decorated to depict the
setting of the story and to set the tone.
4.Lighting – is used to draw attention to
certain characters or parts of the stage.
5.Music – to create the mood.
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THEATRICAL
ADAPTATION
 is a genre wherein a story
from another medium is
rewritten to conform to the
element of theater.

 Adapting a text for theatrical

performance is a unique
creative process.
The internal thoughts of a
character that are usually
revealed through narration are
translated into:

 MONOLOGUE
 ASIDE
 SOLILOQUY
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 MONOLOGUE
- a long speech by one actor in a play
or movie, or as part of a theatrical or
broadcast program.

 ASIDE
- happens when a character's dialogue
is spoken but not heard by the other
actors on the stage. Asides are useful for
giving the audience special information
about the other characters onstage or
the action of the plot.
 -SOLILOQUY
is a speech a character gives of his
thoughts and reflections. Some of the
most famous lines in drama are taken
from soliloquies.
ADAPTATION
-is not merely a copy of an original work; it
is a new creation altogether

-It is a way of reinterpreting a literary work

through a different genre, a feat that requires
great artistry and skill.
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ADAPTATION
Les Miserables Novel by Victor Hugo written in Musical production by
1862 Alain Boublil and Laude-
Michael Schonberg
Oliver Novel titled “Oliver Twist” by Musical production by
Charles Dickens written in 1837 Lionel Bart in 1960
The Lion, The Novel by C.S. Lewis written in One-act play by Le
Witch, and the 1950 Clanche du Rand in 1989
Wardrobe
Spider-Man: Turn Spider-Man comic book series by Musical production by Julie
off the Dark Stan Lee and Steve Ditko Taymor, Glen Berger,
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa,
Bono, and the Edge in
2011
ZsaZsa Zaturnah Graphic novel titled Ang Musical production by
ZeMuzikal Kagilagilalas na Tanghalang Pilipino in 2006
Pakikipagsapalaran ni ZsaZsa
Zaturnah by Carlo Vergara
written in 2002