primary event
the primary it the most important incident in the background story one that so energizes the charaters that it produces in them the conditions necessary for the play to take place and since the primary event is part of the background story it is therefore narrated and not performed here are some examples of primary event from study play
notice the prominence of life-changing event primary event are always powerful dramatic in themselves but they art not engagement of gregers father in the wild duck or stanley's cencele generating the initial state of tension with events are crucial for begin they can also provide opportunities for rehearsal improvisations of the performers