Professor B’s

THEATRE VOCABULARY
 CHARACTER
A person in a play book or
movie
 COSTUME

Clothing worn by an
actor or dancer on stage
to help represent the
character
CRITIQUE

To criticize, review or
judge someone or
something in positive
and negative ways
EMPHASIZE
Importance given to
something
FOLKTALE
A story that is passed down orally
from generation to generation
 IMPROVISE
To make up something
on the spot or to do the
best you can with what
is available
 LEGEND
A story handed down
from earlier times
which is often based on
fact but is not entirely
true
 MIMIC
To imitate someone else’s
speech or actions
MONOLOGUE
A long speech by one
person
 MYTH
A story that expresses the
beliefs of a group of people,
tells about gods or
goddesses, or gives reasons
for something that happens
in nature
 PANTOMIME

Telling a story with gestures, body

movements, and facial expressions rather
than words
 PLOT
An element of drama--
the main events or
action in a play, book,
or other written work
 PROPS
Items used on stage
to help actors tell a
story
ROLE
The character that an actor
plays in a play or movie
 SCENERY
Items on stage that
help show the
audience where a
play takes place
 SCRIPT
The written text of a play, a
movie, or a television or
radio show
 THEME
An element of
drama--the main
subject or idea in
writing, speech or
music
 CREDITS
Theatre/Drama Vocabulary
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Created by
Barbara Allen M.M.
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