Dramatic
Structure
Save the drama for your
Momma!
Dramatic Structure is a
tool
EXPOSITION
• Background information the
audience needs to know to
understand what is going on in the
story.
• What is the exposition in Romeo and
Juliet?
• Who gives it?
• What is the exposition in Shrek?
INCITING INCIDENT
• The event that
starts the
conflict
• In Romeo and
Juliet what is the
inciting
incident?
• What is it in
Shrek?
RISING ACTION
• What events can be considered
rising action in R & J?
• You know what’s coming now…
• Using your powers of prediction,
what do you think the next part of
structure will be?
CLIMAX (AKA TURNING
POINT)
• THE POINT
WHERE THE PLOT
IS IRREVERSABLE
OR YOU CAN’T
TURN BACK
(UNDO) WHAT’S
BEEN DONE.
• R & J?
• Shrek?
DE`NOUEMENT
• The resolution or tying up of
loose ends
• And what about R&J and Shrek?
SCENE PROJECT
• With a partner you will write an original
scene for two characters using Dramatic
Structure.
• Scenes are to be a minimum of 3 minutes, a
maximum of 5 minutes.
• Scenes must be memorized.
• Scenes must be well rehearsed.
• There must be appropriate movement. Don’t
write a scene that has the characters sitting
in a chair the whole time.
• You may bring in your own costumes and
props, however, it is not mandatory that you
use props.
THE MOST IMPORTANT
PART
•THIS SHOULD BE
AN ENJOYABLE
PROJECT. HAVE
FUN.