Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
A feeling or action that is not returned or reciprocated, such as love.
The social group that has the highest status in society, especially the aristocracy.
The area of the stage that is the furthest from the audience.
The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was a country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
Short curtains that run the length of the stage and are designed to hide lighting instruments.
A type of popular entertainment popular chiefly in the early twentieth century, featuring a mixture of specialty acts, such as burlesque comedy and song and dance.
The old men or masters; one of the categories of stock characters. They control (to various extents) the lives of the other characters, e.g., Magnifico, Pantalone, Il Dottore.
Mood
The art of producing vocal sounds that appear to come from another source.
A form of theatre in which actors speak the actual words of real people without editing.
A distancing device or defamiliarization effect.
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