Dramatization has been described as a ‘synthetic art’, involving the purposive co-ordination and control of the delicate organs of speech and muscles of the body combined with a sense of rhythm, with a view to free and intelligent expression of emotions and ideas.
- Drama has its great social value.
- It is a co -operative enterprise and develops the qualities of co-operation and social understanding
- There are many activities in a drama, and as such students of diverse aptitudes get chance to choose items for which they are best suited and satisfy their urges, e.g.: self-expression through the various activities of a drama
Selection of play
- Plays chosen should depict the evils of the social customs
- A play should have a literary value also
- The students should be able to understand and appreciate the play
- It should also have entertainment value
- It should be free from objectionable subject matter
- There should be no vulgarity in the play