Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
The highest female vocal type, generally C4-C6.
An actress or other female performer playing a lively, flirtatious role in a play or opera.
Translated as ‘speaking voice’. It is a type of vocal production which is halfway between speaking and singing, where the voice does not take on a full operatic quality, but it is more rhythmic and musical than a simple speaking voice.
The five lines and spaces on which music is written.
A code of conduct or polite behavior that is common amongst the theatre community.
The position a performer uses when they are prepared for stage combat.
A literary, artistic and revolutionary movement, founded in Paris during the 1920s.
Simultaneous movement or occurrence.
French for "living picture," a posed scene in which actors communicate meaning through facial expressions and posture.
The methods a character uses to achieve their objective, identified as actable verbs.
A period of time for load-in and building the technical elements of a show before performers take the stage.
How fast or slow the rhythm is.