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TYPES OF DRAMA; FORMS OF DRAMA

CONTENT
  1. Types of Drama
  2. Forms of Drama
  3. The Director
  4. Duties of the Play Directors
 

Types of Drama

There are two basic types of drama namely:
  1. Scripted
  2. Non-scripted.
Scripted drama means a written play while non-scripted means an unwritten play.

Forms of Drama

  1. Comedy
  2. Tragedy
  3. Mask Drama
  4. Dance Drama
  5. Musical Drama (Opera)
  6. Dramatized Drama
  7. Mime

Comedy

This is a drama that is funny and humorous. Examples are “the new Masquerade”, Papa Ajasco” and “osofia in london” .

Tragedy

This is the opposite of comedy. This is a serious drama (play) with a sad theme. It involves a heroic struggle that ends sadly. Good examples are: dramatized versions of ‘Things fall apart’ by Chinua Achebe and "The gods are not to blame" by Ola Rotimi.

Mask Drama

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