Overview of Structural Elements of Pashto Radio Dramas

Abstract

Drama is an ancient representational art that dates back to the first centuries of human existence. There has been some discussion about the antiquity of the origin of the drama. This genre has specific types, such as stage, radio, television, one-act and interactive dramas. In this, the radio drama is the one that is broadcasted on the radio and each character and actor presents a scene, it is recorded in the studio and then broadcast so that the audience listens to it. It represents the events that can only be presented with sound. In the structural elements, the story and the incident come from which the drama is built, the plot and design are the foundation of the drama and it is based on it. It has main and secondary characters without which the drama does not exist because it gives it movement. It is a dialogue that provides a way for dialogue between actors and performers. The sound effect creates the voice effects and results, is a picture of time and place that is related to both and is an essential element of drama. It also has a piece of effective music, which plays an important role in comedy and tragedy types of dramas, which increases the flavor and color many times. It is the role of the actors and actresses that the story moves forward with their help and finally has a message that brings a positive change in people's behavior and evokes high emotions.