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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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Rehearsal

Performing arts; Theatre

Session during which the director works with the cast and crew, preparing a play for production before an audience.

Middle comedy

Performing arts; Theatre

Term applied to the last two plays of Aristophanes in ancient Greek theatre, and to those of his immediate successors in the early and middle 4th Century B.C. Plays of the Middle Comedy emphasised ...

Built stuff

Performing arts; Theatre

Set pieces or scenery which are built or constructed especially for a production.

Kitchen-sink drama

Performing arts; Theatre

Term coined in 1950's British theatre to refer to plays in which the characters were less affluent than those of conventional drama -- spending their time going about domestic tasks such as washing ...

Stage

Performing arts; Theatre

The area in a theatre upon which the play is performed. Traditionally a raised platform, but stages can also be at a level below a surrounding audience, as in theatres in the round.

Arena

Performing arts; Theatre

The area of a play's action in "theaters in the round", in which the audience sits surrounding the stage.

Apron

Performing arts; Theatre

The area of the stage extending beyond the proscenium.

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