to adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television / to present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner

One who dramatizes.

plural of dramatizer

dramatic speech or writing / The analysis of language as a mode of action, rather than as the conveying of information

The quality of being dramatic.

plural of dramatic structure

A theatrical effect in which the true meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.

The sequence that a five-act play follows, including exposition, rising action, climax or turning point, falling action, and denouement or catastrophe.

(theater, film) The smallest division of action in a play, film or other work of drama; The moment at which increasing dramatic tension produces a noticeable change in the consciousness of one or more characters.

(grammar) The historical present tense.