Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
Study of the cultural, economic, and political impacts of colonialism, often focusing on the stories of the colonized people.
Sources that provide firsthand evidence or testimony about a topic.
Biased or misleading information intended to promote a particular viewpoint or political cause.
A prediction, often used in classical theatre to foreshadow tragic events.
Speech that follows a person’s normal way of speaking, with standard grammar and sentence structure.
The central character engaged in the conflict.
A community outside of a capital city, often associated with a lack of sophistication.
A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
Adj. A person who is excessively strict in morals. Noun. A member of a sect of Protestants that demanded simple worship and strict religious discipline.
An objective of the Civil Rights movement, eliminating social, economic, political, educational, and civic barriers based on race.