TEACHING

DRAMA
HANINAH M. H. SAID
 DRAMA
In literature, a drama is the portrayal of fictional or non-
fictional events through the performance of written dialog
(either prose or poetry). Dramas can be performed on stage,
on film, or the radio. Dramas are typically called plays, and
their creators are known as “playwrights” or “dramatists.”
(Longley, 2019).
 Theatre and
Drama
 theatre comes from the ancient Greek
word theatron, which means “seeing
place.”
 drama comes from the ancient Greek
verb dran, which means “to take
action, to do, to make, or to
accomplish.”
 Theatre and
Drama
 In the book The Empty Space,
English director Peter Brook states
that all that is needed for theatre to
occur is an empty space and someone
to walk across that space while
someone else watches.
 Theatre and
Drama
 At its most basic, theatre requires
only a space, a performer, and an
audience.
 drama is a form of theatre that tells a
story about people, their actions, and
the conflicts that result.
Similar Qualities of
Theatre and Drama
 Live performance
 Always about human beings
 Often collaborative forms of
art, requiring more than one
type of art and artist to produce
 STAGE VS.
 SCREEN
theatre attracts a relatively small
audience compared to screen
entertainments
 theatre is a live, relatively interactive
medium as opposed to screen
entertainments
 STAGE VS.
 SCREEN
stage actors usually need plenty of
rehearsal time; screen actors are
provided a safety net in the form of
multiple takes, dubbing, and editing
 STAGE VS.
 SCREEN
directors often have a lot of power
and can directly influence what the
audience will see; Stage directors
usually do not have as much power
or control.
 STAGE VS.
SCREEN
 Screen entertainments are often controlled
by mega-corporations that expect their
products—movies and TV programs—to
make a profit; most theatres seek additional
funding from individual patrons,
corporations, and government agencies in
order to make ends meet.
 BRIEF HISTORY
 most common theory is that theatre grew out of
religious ritual and myth.
 historical clues allow us to make an educated
guess that theatre has existed for thousands of
years.
KHON THEATRE OF
THAILAND
 KAMYONGUK
THEATRE OF KOREA
 WAYANG WONG
DANCE-DRAMA OF
JAVA
CREOLE THEATRE OF
SIERRA LEONE
MASKED THEATRE OF
NIGERIA
 ABORIGINES IN
AUSTRALIA’s STAGE
PERFORMANCES
PERSIAN SHADOW
PUPPETRY
SARSUWELA
 SARSUWELA:
DALAGANG BUKID
 PRINCIPLES OF
 TEACHING
Learning to teach drama is an
unfolding process happening over
time and through experience. There
is no simple formula, set of tricks or
magic bullet but there are some
useful principles (Robin Pascoe,
2020).
 PRINCIPLES OF
 TEACHING
Learning Drama is a model for how
we learn to teach Drama.
 To teach Drama effectively we
develop two inter-related
perspectives: how we learn Drama
and how we teach so students learn
Drama.
 PRINCIPLES OF
TEACHING
 In Learning Drama we clearly know,
understand, and use the distinctive features
of Drama/Theatre as an art form and its role
in people’s lives, society and community. In
teaching drama, we try out strategies,
concepts and approaches that help us
improve our choice making as teachers.
 PRINCIPLES OF
TEACHING
 In Learning Drama we clearly know,
understand, and use the distinctive features
of Drama/Theatre as an art form and its role
in people’s lives, society and community. In
teaching drama, we try out strategies,
concepts and approaches that help us
improve our choice making as teachers.
 PRINCIPLES OF
TEACHING
DRAMA ACTIVITIES
 SIMULATION. It is a Dramatic,
communicative activities that ask
students to solve a problem as
themselves. (Livingstone 1983, Via
1987).
 PRINCIPLES OF
TEACHING
DRAMA ACTIVITIES
 ROLE PLAY. An extension of simulation
where students are asked to take on
different personas other than themselves
with motivations and attitudes matching
those new personas. (Livingstone 1983)
 PRINCIPLES OF
TEACHING
DRAMA ACTIVITIES
 MIME/ PANTOMIME. Mime is defined
as a "non-verbal representation of an idea
or story through gesture, bodily
movement and expression" (Dougill
I987:13).
 PRINCIPLES OF
TEACHING
DRAMA ACTIVITIES
 IMPROVISATION without a SCRIPT
 PRINCIPLES OF
TEACHING
IMPORTANCE/ BENEFITS OF DRAMA
 SELF-CONFIDENCE
 IMAGINATION
 EMPATHY
 COOPERATION & COLLABORATION
 PRINCIPLES OF
TEACHING
IMPORTANCE/ BENEFITS OF DRAMA
 COMMUNICATION SKILLS
 CONCENTRATION
 PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS
 FUN
 PRINCIPLES OF
TEACHING
IMPORTANCE/
DRAMA
BENEFITS OF

 SOCIAL AWARENESS
 IMPROVES ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE
THANKS
!
Does anyone have any questions?

h.said.hm30@s.msumain.edu.ph
HANINAH M. H. SAID

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