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Student: Telling them how to speak!
Director: Yes. Should they be laughing, angry, or shouting and the like?
Student: Are there different types of drama, as is the case in other forms
of literature?
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Director: Good question. There are different types. The two main types
are tragedy and comedy. In a tragedy, the main character comes
to a sad or bad end, while in a comedy, the audience laughs.
The comedy has a happy ending. There is a tragicomedy that
has both happy and sad elements, as well as a melodrama.
Student: What is a melodrama?
Director: A melodrama is a play or film with many exciting or sad events,
and where people’s emotions are exaggerated to appeal to the
audience’s emotions. A lot of the dramas shown on television
from other countries are melodramas.
Student: Thank you, Director. I have learnt a lot about drama.
Director: It’s my pleasure. Let me give you this model structure of a
Drama script to show how each element works.

Structure of a Drama Script

Title Caterpillar’s Voice
Setting [Scene: Infront of a cage in the forest]
(Stage
direction) This play is “Caterpillar’s Voice.” It is a folk tale from Ruri a small
village in Mara Region. Once upon a time There was a Hare. Hare
Prologue lived in a nice cave. One day when Hare was away, Caterpillar
went into Hare’s cave.
Character HARE: I think it is a nice day for a walk. Maybe I will go
and visit my friend Tortoise

Dialogue HARE’S WIFE: Good idea lets go together.

[ Hare and his wife exit ]
Stage
direction
[Caterpillar enters]

Student: Oh, thank you so much.
Director: You’re welcome.

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