What are the most important characteristics of a one-act play.

1. The play possessing a single theme in the drama of one main plot, where nothing is bewildered and confused.

2. The play maintains three classical unities: Unity of Place, Unity of Time and Unity of Action.

3. The number of characters is less.

4. A successful one-act play must have a local or regional source for its theme.

5. There is an authenticity in language and style in a one-act play.

6. The play must be symbolic in tone.