Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
U.S. federal grants provided to students based on financial need, often used to help fund performing arts education.
An archaic word meaning 'perhaps' or 'maybe,' frequently found in English Renaissance and poetic dialogue.
A post-show document completed by the stage manager to note technical issues, cast changes, and audience response. It helps track consistency across performances.
A period piece is a theatrical work set in a specific historical era, recreating its fashions, manners, and cultural atmosphere. Costumes, sets, and dialogue are often designed to reflect the chosen time period as accurately as possible. Period pieces allow audiences to step into another age and experience its unique style and traditions.
Guidelines established by performers to protect their emotional and physical safety, particularly during intimate scenes.
A malleable metal alloy, traditionally consisting of tin and lead.
A system of thought exploring existence, ethics, or knowledge, often influencing theatrical movements like existentialism or realism.
To produce vocal sound using the vocal cords, a fundamental concept in singing and voice training.
Written in a way that represents the sounds of speech.
A toxic substance historically used in match factories, referenced in realist plays about labor and injustice.
The Thai name for Rama, the hero of the Ramakien epic, often depicted in traditional Thai theatre and masked dance.
A musical or spoken unit that conveys a complete thought, often forming the building blocks of performance rhythm.