Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
An antiviral medication used to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS.
Bachelor of Arts, an undergraduate degree in arts and sciences.
The priestesses or female devotees of Bacchus. Bacchus is another name for Dionysus, Greek god of wine and giver of ecstasy.
The drop farthest upstage in most settings. Also a large curtain, sometimes with a picture or design.
The area of the theatre not accessible or visible to the audience.
The details of the character’s life and experiences before the play started. It includes their childhood right up to the beginning of the play.
A province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands.
Relating to Bali or its people or its language.
A song that uses short stanzas to tell a story about love.
A theatrical entertainment popular in early 18th-century England, taking the form of a satirical play interspersed with traditional or operatic songs.
A dancer, traditionally female, who practices ballet.
A classical form of dance using precise and graceful steps and gestures.