Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
A traditional genre of Christian music.
Information about other people that is typically not confirmed as being entirely true or accurate.
An acronym for Goal-Obstacle-Tactic-Expectation, developed by Robert Cohen.
Describing a mood, atmosphere, or environment of fear, mystery, or horror.
The front, often decorative, curtain of a stage.
A type of donation or gift to a theatre company, usually awarded after an application process. Many grants have specific requirements that need to be fulfilled.
A need-based form of financial aid that doesn’t have to be paid back.
Strong dignity and seriousness.
An oil-based cream makeup used as a foundation or for special effects.
The financial and industrial slump of 1929 and subsequent years.
A period in which approximately 1.6 million African-Americans left the rural Southern states to seek greater social freedom and the labor opportunities in Northern industrial cities between 1916 and 1940.
A group of actors who sang, danced, and commented on the action in unison.