Drama

Read  the play ‘Trifles” by Susan Glaspell

First Scripted Theatre:

Indian Sanskrit Drama

Presentation by: Kenneth Brown

Sanskrit: An historical Indo-Aryan language, the primary liturgical language of Hinduism and a literary and scholarly language in Jainism and Buddhism.

Sanskrit Drama: A long-lasting tradition of full-length poetic plays based out of India. They are called Sanskrit dramas because they were mainly written in Sanakrit

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Belief:

A strong belief of Sanskrit is that it was created and given to the people by the GODS

Epics:
Some of the dramas were called epics; which were historical stories that detail the events of hero figures.
The epics could either be serious or comic

Temples:
Due to all the routines involved with the Sanskrit Dramas, temples are the preferred space.
Other features that make temples more preferred are the separate entrances for men and women and the high ceilings.

INTRO TO DRAMA – MASK: DIRECTOR

FINAL DIRECTORIAL CONCEPT SHEET

Student Name:

     

Play Title:      

PART 1: SCRIPT ANALYSIS

CASTING

If you could cast any actors in the history of the world to play the major characters in this play, who would you cast in each part? (These can be famous people you’ve never met…as long as they fit the part.)

     

IDEAS

What is the playwright trying to say about this world, the people, and the situation he/she has written about?

     

State the major idea of the play (as you see it) in ONE complete sentence. Remember that theme is NOT the plot, but rather a larger universal vision of the play’s meaning.

     

Summarize what the play is about in ONE word.

     

PRODUCTION

Think about producing and directing this play. What would be challenging about putting together this production?

     

Which technical element of production do you feel is the most important for this play – lighting, sound, scenery, or costumes? Why?

     

PART 2: INSPIRATION

CONCEPTUAL WORDS

What thematic “buzz words” come to mind as you read and analyze this play? (These can be anything, from verbs to nouns…just a list of random words that come to you when you study the scene.)

     

What words might you use to describe the mood, feel, or “vibe” of this play?

     

QUOTES FROM SCRIPT

Insert a few (at least 3) “power quotes” from the script that you think would be important to you as you directed the script – these should be words/lines that you believe to capture the “heart” of the scene. Be sure to put them in quotation marks and indicate which character delivers the line.

     

IMAGES/PICTURES

Here, insert several images/pictures (at least 3) that provide inspiration for the way YOU would direct this play. For each picture, give a description and reason why you chose it.

     

SOUND/MUSIC

What music, sounds, or songs might go along with your concept? Here, insert titles of songs or pieces (at least 3) that provide inspiration for your concept. For each piece, give a description and reason why you chose it.