But what is drama? Broadly speaking, it is whatever by imitative action rouses interest or gives pleasure.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Forgive me, but what is the purpose of drama but catharsis?
Now, drama is quite useful at helping us to understand what our position is and, conversely, we might then understand why our theatre is being destroyed.
Acted drama requires surrender of one's self, sympathetic absorption in the play as it develops.
Drama is action, sir, action and not confounded philosophy.
To be perfectly honest, drama is a lot simpler than comedy.
I think plays have nothing to do with one's own personal life. Not in my experience, anyway. The stuff of drama has to do, not with your subject matter, anyway, but with how you treat it. Drama includes pain, loss, regret - that's what drama is about!
Doing drama is, in a sense, easier. In doing comedy, if you don't get that laugh, there's something wrong.
When I speak of drama, I'm really referring to just 'desperately trying not to be ordinary'. Trying to get something that has a little bit of friction, conflict, absurdity.
What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out.
Drama is about conflict, and it's about putting obstacles in the path of people you who care about.