DRAM 116 Final: Dram 116 Study Guide

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Thrust stage (paul green theater) stage is surrounded by an. Arena stage audience surrounds the stage on all sides, stage. Proscenium stage (stone center, our classroom) has a. Black box/flexible staging (kenan) box room painted black proscenium to frame the production and the audience only on one side audience on three sides, fourth side is a background often lower than seating. Three elements theatre requires: were staging an seating can be moved around. Unity of time, place, and action final element of greek tragedy. Exposition: background of time, place, plot, character, and social context for play. Rising action: depicts struggle between opposing forces through a series of crises. Climax: late in the play, it marks the protagonist"s triumph/defeat. Falling action: ties up the loose ends of the play. Dramatic irony: when the audience knows something the characters do not know.