Theatre

Theatre

Terms of or in relation to a collaborative form of fine art which uses live performances to express fictional or non-fictional stories to an audience in a particular place.

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Legitimate theatre

Performing arts; Theatre

Also referred to as "Legitimate Drama". Term coined in the 19th Century to distinguish the formal five-act plays produced by licenced theatres from those performed in the unlicensed theatres that ...

Also referred to as an Act-Drop, the term refers to a curtain or painted cloth which was closed or opened to signify the beginning or ending of an act, as distinguished from the main curtain or grand ...

Repertory

Performing arts; Theatre

Also referred to as repertoire. The group or list of plays which a group of actors have prepared for performance.

Burlesque

Performing arts; Theatre

American usage refers to a sex and comedy variety show originally intended for male audiences only. In England, the burlesque refers to a satirical play or parody on some contemporary theme.

Above

Performing arts; Theatre

An anachronistic stage direction, assumed to mean entrance from a practical upper level of the stage.

Below

Performing arts; Theatre

An archaic stage direction used in 16th century plays to denote the relative position of an actor to one "above".

Smoke machine

Performing arts; Theatre

An electrical device that contains a reservoir of a liquid specially manufactured for the purpose of producing a smoke effect. Useful for simulating smoke, mist, fog (it's also called a fog machine), ...