dramatic technique
Stage storytelling method
Dramatic technique refers to the methods playwrights, actors, and directors use to create theatrical effects and convey meaning on stage.
These include staging choices, dialogue structure, use of soliloquy or aside, dramatic irony, foreshadowing, and pacing.
The term extends to fiction, film, and other narrative forms: The author's dramatic technique builds suspense through withholding information.
In criticism, analyzing dramatic technique means examining how a work achieves its emotional and artistic effects rather than just what it depicts.
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- rising actionPlot buildup toward climax
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
- lineContinuous mark or queue
subtext · method acting · stage · lighting design · pause · archetype · tragic flaw · character arc · protagonist · soliloquy · silence · climax · set design · scene change · stage directions · stage presence · foreshadowing · plot twist
dramatic techniqueimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
ad-libbing · extemporization · spontaneity · winging it · spontaneous expression
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