One-act play

One-act play
For the instrumental post rock band, see One Act Play (band).

A one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. In recent years the 10-minute play known as "flash drama" has emerged as a popular sub-genre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of drama: in ancient Greece, Cyclops, a satyr play by Euripides, is an early example.[1]

One-act plays by major dramatists

See also

References

  1. ^ Francis M. Dunn. Tragedy's End: Closure and Innovation in Euripidean Drama. Oxford University Press (1996).

See also: Murray, Stephen. Taking Our Amusements Seriously. LAP, 2010. ISBN 978 383837 6080.



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