Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
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Lighting levels as recorded on the console; the stage manager calls for these in numerical sequence during the show.
The creative team member who makes the lighting plot and paperwork, calls the focus, and sets cues with the programmer. They answer to the show Director.
One of the primary elements of visual design that helps determine the silhouette of a costume.
A series of events that have a clear beginning, middle, and end.
A type of popular entertainer in the Victorian music halls, a parody of upper-class toffs or `swells`.
The very edge of the stage.
Adhesive material that can be used to create three-dimensional special effects, often used to create wounds, aging or peeling skin, or apply prosthetics.
The six-pillar system of set characters in Cantonese opera.
Special clothing or costume
The process of installing or dismantling a production on stage. Load-out is also called strike, not to be confused with a union strike.
Money borrowed from the federal government or private lender to help pay for college and associated costs.