Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
A character that is in most or all of the scenes in a script, whose journey is central to the story; the protagonist.
A piece of vertical scenery hung at the sides of the stage to mask the wing space.
Playing or singing in a smooth flowing manner, without breaks between notes.
Similar to forum theatre, legislative theatre is used to engage voters with issues up for discussion or debate.
References a singer who has what has been considered a more classical approach to singing.
Narrow curtains in the wings to mask the backstage areas.
A recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.
The process of setting and recording lighting cues, measured channel by channel on a range from 0-100%.
An institution for higher learning that balances a college student’s classes between study in their major and classes outside their program.
The script (or book) writer of a musical.
The script of the musical, separate from the musical orchestrations.
Permissions granted from a publishing or licensing company for a theatre to produce a show licensed by the company.