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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Musical

Performing arts; Theatre

Play in which the storey is told through a combination of spoken dialogue and musical numbers. Originally, the plot was slight and the musical numbers had little connexion to, and did little to ...

Music written especially for a particular play and which seldom survives its production (as opposed to Broadway and Vaudeville tunes). Originated in Elizabethan English Theatre, but has been used in ...

Level

Performing arts; Theatre

Levels are used in most productions today, as opposed to raking the stage, to allow upstage action to be seen by the audience, and to give interest and emphasis to the set.

Aesthetic values

Performing arts; Theatre

Lighting, costumes, sets or other elements that make-up the production's sense of beauty and style.

Work lights

Performing arts; Theatre

Lights for use during early rehearsals and illuminate the stage while the technical crew is working on the set. Distinguished from stage lighting and the house lights. Work lights can consist of a ...

Prologue

Performing arts; Theatre

Introductory speech or poem that introduced the play and explained or commented on the action which was to take place. Together with the epilogue, which closed the play, prologues were used ...

Method

Performing arts; Theatre

Introspective approach to acting that aims at extreme naturalism, in which the actor seeks to identify inwardly with the character and work from this inner motivation to outward signs of character. ...