Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
A performance style where a performer adopts exaggerated gender expression, often for satire, art, or celebration.
A dragoon originally referred to a class of mounted infantry soldiers who rode horses into battle but fought on foot, later evolving into high-status cavalry units in European armies. Officers in these regiments often possessed high social standing, rigorous discipline, and strong notions of martial honor.
Relating to theatre or intense emotion; in performance, dramatic elements drive conflict, transformation, and audience engagement.
A concise summary of a play’s central action and character conflict, used in analysis and rehearsal.
Occurs when the audience knows more than the characters on stage, creating tension, humor, or poignancy.
A theatre professional who researches, contextualizes, and supports the development of scripts and productions.
The art and practice of dramatic composition and structure, often facilitated by a dramaturg in theatre production.
An opera genre blending serious and comic elements, commonly used by Mozart and other classical composers.
A costume technician who creates fabric patterns and drapes them on a dress form to shape garments.
A play set in a domestic space, often used for social commentary, manners, and restrained emotional tension.
A non-literal theatrical scene representing a character's inner thoughts, fears, or desires, often surreal in style.
A foundational spiritual and storytelling concept in Indigenous Australian cultures, informing ritual and performance.