A story written to be performed for an audience is known as a play or a script. It typically includes dialogue, stage directions, and character descriptions, allowing actors to bring the narrative to life on stage. This format emphasizes not just the storyline but also the visual and auditory elements of performance, engaging the audience in a shared experience. Plays can vary in style, including drama, comedy, and musical, each offering unique ways to convey themes and emotions.
A drama is a story that is written to be acted for an audience.
That is a play.
. . . . a play
The story of Oedipus would seem probably to the audience in fifth century BC because the plays that were written then, the audience would already be familiar with them as that was the way greek plays & theater worked.
Drama is a work intended to be performed either on stage, film, or video. Instead of the story being told or narrated, it is performed by actors, as if the audience is seeing the events being depicted.
A drama is a story that is written to be acted for an audience.
Rhoads, Dewey and Michie (Mark as Story) say that Mark's Gospel was designed to be performed orally by a narrator to an audience that would have, for the main part, been illiterate.
That is a play.
Play
When a play is performed precisely as it was written, it is described as being a literal or exact translation. Adaptation occurs when nuances are added to help the story flow or help the audience understand what is going on.
The audience.
a drama.
. . . . a play
The story of Oedipus would seem probably to the audience in fifth century BC because the plays that were written then, the audience would already be familiar with them as that was the way greek plays & theater worked.
Audience's perspective of the story. (APEX)
audience's perspective of the story APEX
Drama is a work intended to be performed either on stage, film, or video. Instead of the story being told or narrated, it is performed by actors, as if the audience is seeing the events being depicted.