Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
A pre-performance review of the fight choreography to confirm that the actors are safe to perform the movements during the show.
A person who assists the fight director/choreographer and maintains the safety of the fight sequence during the run of a show.
A person who creates the movements for the fight sequence.
A person who teaches the performers how to perform a fight sequence.
One of Laban Movement efforts, flow can be free or bound.
The imaginary wall between an audience and actors. To “break the fourth wall” means that actors acknowledge that the audience is there.
The processes for problem-solving through creativity, play, and spontaneity.
A gesture is a movement of any part of the body that helps to express an idea.
Contributions to the ensemble that encourage problem-solving.
The information provided by the playwright about the character and situation.
The thing that a play’s character needs or wants to achieve. It can be something physical, like money, or something more abstract, like acceptance or happiness.
An acronym for Goal-Obstacle-Tactic-Expectation, developed by Robert Cohen.