Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
A section of rehearsal when the director gives notes, comments, and critiques of performative or technical aspects of a show.
Musical symbol that indicates pitch and rhythm.
The desired goal of the character.
The person or thing standing in the way of a character achieving their objective.
Performing from memory rather than reading from a script.
A play with only one act. One-act plays may have several scenes and vary in length, from short single scenes to full-length scripts.
The first night on which a particular production is performed.
Related to obstacle, the person or thing a character struggles against.
The non-verbal expression of ideas through the body, using no words; also a hugely popular and increasingly extravagant spectacle which has its roots in commedia dell’arte.
Italian for passageway, the place where you transition from chest voice to head voice.
A technique where singers have a lot of text to deliver on very fast notes.
Personal limits we create to identify reasonable, safe, and acceptable ways we want to be treated.