Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
Body templates designers use to create consistency and proportion in their renderings.
When men play women’s roles & women play men’s roles.
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A man whose wife has cheated on him.
Cutting out action and dialogue between cues during a technical rehearsal, to save time.
A group of fans who are highly dedicated to a theatrical production.
An expression of the ways of living developed by a community and passed on from generation to generation.
A solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.
The protective care of someone, usually a minor.
The crew person who creates patterns and cuts the fabric; often the same person as the draper.
A large, usually white, curtain that is lit to create setting and masks the back of the stage behind the set.
“from the head”; an aria in which the first part is repeated, the singer being expected to add ornamentation in the repeated section.