Drama
Effective communication is demonstrated through information sharing and reacting to that information. Either through speech or acts, an excellent communicator makes sure they have attracted the most massive audience to listen to their message. Through the proceedings evident in the documents, it is clear that individuals can use acts to entertain and influence political action. Taking the steps of Pantsdown in Electoral Guerrilla Theatre, one can argue that street acts and performance influence political moves (Bogad, 2001). Pantsdown uses the plays to criticize society not to vote according to racial preferences. Pantsdown is delivering a strong message while campaigning for herself or leaders with the same values as her.
The readings present the role of drama and entertainment in society. Apart from entertainment, drama, such as street performance, serves as a platform to which individuals can present information less accessible to the public. In a state which has created laws that serve as threats to those who feel intimidated, dramatized acts, since they are legal, can be used to express themselves to the public without legal troubles (Bogad, 2003). Drama can influence people to act against political policies that put them into slavery.
Street acts and political plays are useful to individuals who have limited resources and power to influence policies. The electoral guerrilla art, for instance, is useful in mocking politicians and candidates through acts and gain media coverage. The media and the social groups that support such action provide the guerrillas the power to impact society through their act positively. Any literature needs an audience, and the audience of the street acts and guerrillas is the social group and the media that support their course. The success of these strategies depends on the support they get through the audience.
References
Bogad, L. M. (2001). Electoral Guerrilla Theatre in Australia: Pauline Hanson vs. Pauline Pantsdown. TDR/The Drama Review, 45(2), 70-93. https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/105420402760157691
Bogad, L. M. (2003). Facial Insufficiency Political Street Performance in New York City and the Selective Enforcement of the 1845 Mask Law. TDR/The Drama Review, 47(4), 75-84. https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/dram.2003.47.4.75