Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
Also known as 9/11; Four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on September 11, 2001.
A literary work that is its own story but a continuation of story and/or characters from a previous work.
Music sung or played outdoors, often at night by a man under the window of the woman he loves.
A type of sewing machine that uses multiple threads to create clean, finished edges on fabrics.
The time and place of the play. Stage directions can be very specific or very ambiguous about the setting.
One of the main categories of kabuki drama; contemporary tales post-1600.
An ancient form of storytelling and entertainment, in which shadows of puppets or flat figures are projected onto a lighted screen.
An analysis of movement that pays attention to the forms a body makes in space.
The male roles in Peking Opera, further subdivided into lao sheng (old men), xiao sheng (young men), and wu sheng (warriors). Also, the male roles in Zaju.
The second largest school within Islam, adhering to the teachings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
The indigenous religious beliefs and practices of Japan.
The protagonist of the play.