Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
A member of one's family with whom marriage is forbidden.
A specific area of study.
The use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, done mistakenly and unintentionally creating a comic effect.
"They remain" (Latin), used in stage directions to indicate when someone stays behind after other characters have left the scene
A public definition of beliefs, intentions, and aims.
A puppet worked by strings.
(verb) Pay attention to; (noun) a distinctive blemish or image worth noting
Advertisement and promotion for the theatre, season of shows, and other events.
A nobleman ranking above a count and below a duke in some European countries.
(verb) Join together; also used as an exclamation meaning "by Mary"
The political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. They were later developed to form the basis of communism.