Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
The theatrical technique of suggesting action, character, or emotion without words, using only gesture, expression, and movement.
Extreme simplicity in the use of set, props, costumes, or other theatrical elements.
A member of a band of entertainers, typically white actors who performed with blackened faces.
Re-enactments of the life, miracles, and/or martyrdom of a saint.
A person who dislikes and avoids humankind.
The overall visual design and placement of actors in a play.
Dislike of and prejudice against women.
When someone incorrectly thinks that they have found or recognized a particular person.
Mixing the resonance of both the head and chest voice.
The process of balancing various parts of a piece of music or soundscape so that each part can be heard clearly by the audience. For recorded sounds, mixing is accomplished during the recording process. For live performances, sound designers and audio engineers mix in response to the action on stage.
Often referred to as a mixer or simply “the board,” mixing boards allow different parts (or channels) of sound to be adjusted independently from one another. Mixing boards can allow for changes of volume, pan, and effects like reverb to be added and removed from a given sound.
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