Theatre and Drama are often used interchangeably

, but they also have distinct meanings

 Drama does not
Theatre can mean a building  Drama focuses mainly
on the written actions
Theatre refers to all the
theatrical arts: architecture, the and the words of a play
design, construction, marketing,
etc.

THREATRE VS DRAMA
Theatre Drama
 Refers to the overall  Often refers to the
spectacle of the drama, written, intellectual and
that being how a drama or emotional context of
is staged, showcased a situation, which is
and performed intended for an
audience.
WHAT IS THEATER?
 Theatre in its rudimentary
terms means the physical
building, or the house of
performance or even a place
for the spectacle to take place.

 Theatre is where stage

business takes place, where
discipline, protocols, staging,
crew, case and creativity
come together to produce an
end product.
WHAT IS DRAMA?
 Drama derives from the Greek
word “ Drao” which means actions
or to do.
 Drama seeks to provide a writer a
link to his or her audience whereby
their works read, interacted with an
interpreted.
 Drama can refer not only to the
written word, but also interpretive
modes, such as mime, dramatic
dance where dancers have a
narrative to follow but also singing
such as Opera, Ballet and Musical
Theater.
DANCE

Dance - The movement selected and organized for

aesthetic purposes or a medium of expression
rather than for its function as work or play
 DRAMA – a particular experience in which two
or more children pretend to be someone else.
DRAMA
- is a process-oriented and improvisational in
nature
THREE MAIN PRINCIPLES
Creating and Performing
through dance and drama

Stage Crafts

Appreciating and Analyzing

- Proscenium Stage -The audience directly faces the playing area which
is separated by a portal called the proscenium arch.
- A stage where the audience sits on one side only is called a proscenium
stage. The audience faces one side of the stage directly, and normally sits at
a lower height.
- Can be said that it’s a “ window” that frames the play taking place on the
stage. This type of stage, gives everyone in the audience a good view
because the performers need only focus on one direction rather than
contuniually moving around the stage to give a good view from all sides.
Thrust Stage
 the playing area protudes out into the house with the audience
seating on more than one side. Thrust configuration is the oldest
known fixed type of staging in the world, and it is thousands of
years old.
 Known by its arrangement which consists of being surrounded by
audience on three sides.
 The fourth side serves as the background.
 Audience is closer to the action
Arena
 Is characterized by a central stage surrounded by audiences on all
sides. The stage area is also often raised to improve sightlines.
 Audience is closest to the action.
 No frame separating the audience from the actors.
 Extremely challenging for actors and designers
END Stage
 the same as the thrust stage but in this case the audience is
located only on the front of the stage and doesn't extend around
it.
 There is no real wing space to the sides, although there may be
entrances there.
 An example of a modern end is a music hall, where the
background walls surrounded the playing space on the sides.
Blackbox Stage
 The name “black box” comes from the fact that the room is
typically, but not always painted black which gives the
appearance of anyplace.
 This way it’s easier to make the audience feel like they’re actually
in the location of the performance since these theatres have
limited props.
 Stage and seating not fixed.
 Instead, each can be altered to suit the needs of the play or the
whim of the director.
Studio Stage Theatre
 Popular because it has production that the audience are
interested at they got actors be in them.
 The type of companies/ performers you are likely to find in a
studio theatre is theatres, plays, and pantomimes.
 The advantage you can have in a studio theatre is hat it is
modern.
 The disadvantage you can have for a studio theatre is that the
performers could make a lot of mistakes.