Genre is the "category" of your story—it’s the emotional vibe and content you give the audience (e.g. Comedy, Tragedy).
Style & Form is the "how"—the specific methods, rules, and theatrical languages you use to bring that story to life (e.g. Physical Theatre, Naturalism).
Serious plays dealing with "weighty" issues, often showing a character's fall from power.
Designed to make people laugh, usually using clever wit, irony, or silly situations.
A mixture of the two above. It captures the complexity of real life—laughing through the tears.
Highly exaggerated comedy that focuses on a chaotic plot rather than deep characters.
Drama based on real people and facts. It cares more about information than a made-up plot.
Performance that is a "slice of life," showing reality exactly as it is.
Using the body and movement as the primary way to tell the story.
Focuses on creating a mood rather than a logical, "real" story.
A style of extreme theatre designed to terrify or shock the audience into feeling.
A form of documentary drama where the script is made ONLY from the words of real people.
Top marks in devising often come from unexpected contrasts. Take a normal scene, smash two completely different styles together, and see what the AI Director suggests!