Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
A short, wide masking curtain hung above the stage to conceal lighting instruments and upper scenery from the audience.
Refers to the middle class, often used in theatre to critique social status, capitalism, or material values.
The location where tickets are sold to the public; also refers to the business side of ticket sales and audience attendance.
Private, elevated seating areas at the sides of the auditorium, historically reserved for wealthy patrons or nobility.
Relating to the theatrical style of Bertolt Brecht, emphasizing social critique and distancing the audience from emotional immersion.
Short trousers worn historically by men; also refers to roles in which women dressed as men, common in older theatrical traditions.
A transitional section in music or story structure that connects two themes or scenes, adding emotional or narrative flow.
A type of flat or scenery wall that is built with the framing running horizontally, often covered with muslin and used on proscenium stages.
A character who negotiates deals or exchanges, sometimes used in political or business-themed dramas to represent corruption or ambition.
The financial plan for a production, essential to managing resources, hiring, and staging a play or musical.
A traditional Korean barrel drum used in theatrical music and ritual performance, central to Korean folk and court music.