A drama, also known as a play, is a form of literature written intentionally for theatrical performance. Most of the parts in a drama are consisted of scripted dialogues, or only the acting in some cases, between characters intended to be performed by actors and actresses to move the story along. There are six main elements of drama which serve as the basis of producing a successful play. These essential elements of drama include the plot of the story, the theme, the genre in which the story belongs, the characters, the setting, and the audience. Altogether, they provide a building block by which dramatic works can be analyzed and evaluated. By knowing and using the elements of drama, the skills needed in creating a successful performance, as well as the skills required to analyze a drama, could be developed.

The followings are the elements of drama and their brief description:

Plot

Plot, referring to the basic storyline of the play, is the structure of a play which tells what happens as the story goes. The plot structure can be divided into six stages: exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement.
The exposition is simply an introductory part that provides the background information needed to properly understand the story.
The inciting incident, or conflict, is the event that sets the action of the play in motion. It is what gets the story going.
The rising action is a series of events, including complications and discoveries, which follow the inciting incident and create the dramatic climax of a plot.
The climax is the turning point, or the peak, of a plot which holds an utmost emotional intensity of the play.
The falling action is a series of events following the climax that leads to the solution of the conflicts.
The denouement serves as the conclusion of the plot in which the conflicts are