ANALYZING,

WRITING, AND
PERFORMING A
ONE-ACT PLAY
JOHN KENNETH R. QUIZANA
LITERARY WRITING
It is a form of creative writing
that uses a certain structure
and words. It also uses tone,
rhythm, figures of speech,
dialogues, and some jargon.
PLAY
It is an example of a unique form
of expression that makes use of
different types of literary writing,
such as poetry, dialogues, and
monologues as well as body
language.
THE MODERN THEATER
Convention
Genre
Audience
TECHNICAL ELEMENTS
Scenery
Costumes
Props
PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS

Acting
Character motivation
Character analysis
Empathy
ONE-ACT PLAY
It is a play that contains a
complete story in a single act.
An act is a unit of drama that
can have several scenes.
ELEMENTS OF ONE-ACT PLAY

Theme
Plot
Characters
Dialogue
METHOD ACTING
Observe
Know the reason
Internalize
Be realistic
Ask others to evaluate your
performance