DRAMA AND THEATRE

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ART (CCA - FINE ART) JSS1 FIRST TERM

WEEK 5

DRAMA AND THEATRE

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to:

• Definition and Origin of Drama and Theatre.
• People involved in Drama and Theatre.

Contents

DEFINITION OF DRAMA

Drama is the act or process of a group of players narrating a story through actions, vocal expression and body movements so as to entertain, inform and educate the audience. Drama is an attempt by a playwright to portray real-life events through artificial means. Drama is the imitation of an action. Drama originated in Greece where plays were performed on stage in ancient Greek Theatres during the ancient times. Drama got its name from the Greek word ’dran’ which means…