Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
Medieval religious dramas that portrayed the lives and miracles of saints, often performed in churches or public squares.
Allegorical dramas from the Medieval period that taught moral lessons through personified virtues and vices.
Medieval cycle dramas depicting biblical stories, often staged by craft guilds in towns across Europe.
A direct address by the chorus to the audience in Ancient Greek comedy, often breaking the fourth wall for commentary.
The entrance song of the chorus in Ancient Greek drama, also referring to the physical passageways used for entrances.
A classical genre featuring stock characters, mistaken identities, and satire, influential in Western dramatic traditions.
A bawdy, comedic play from Ancient Greece that followed a tragic trilogy, featuring satyrs and farcical mythological themes.
The first section of an ancient Greek choral ode, paired with the antistrophe and epode in a formal structure.
Aristotle’s seminal work analyzing dramatic theory, particularly tragedy, offering foundational principles still applied in playwriting today.