Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
Glossary Results:
A director’s or creator’s conceptual approach to a play, guiding all design, casting, and staging decisions.
A performer with a very brief, usually non-speaking role, used to populate the world of the play realistically.
The 1929 financial collapse that significantly influenced American theatre, leading to politically charged and escapist works.
A developmental process for a theatrical work involving readings, rehearsals, and informal performances to refine material.
A program allowing students to earn financial aid through campus employment, including theatre production jobs.