Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
A Wildean word for a person who leads a double-life for the sake of fulfilling duties but also seeking pleasures.
A form of puppet theatre developed in Osaka, Japan in the seventeenth century.
A body of government officials who are not elected and who make policy decisions.
Absurd or comically exaggerated imitation, often used in vaudeville-style productions. Burlesque evolved to have sexual innuendo and striptease acts.
Emotional, physical, and/or mental exhaustion usually caused by persistent stress and overwork.
A long, loose garment covering the whole body from head to feet, worn in public by women in many Muslim countries.
The decision-makers for the every day business of the theatre, from budget to payroll to marketing.
Nightclub or restaurant with musical entertainment.
A general term for the set up of a sound system, and specifically the rigging of electrical cable from power sources to speakers, mixers and microphones.
Computer-aided design, like Vectorworks or AutoCAD.
A compressed powdered makeup used as a foundation and applied with a damp sponge.
Ruler of a caliphate, the state comprising the Muslim community in the centuries after the death of Muhammad.