Theatre Glossary (Mike Green)

The conception and planning of the technical aspects of a production to achieve spectacle. (Theatre spectacle commonly refers to performance, space, scenery, properties, lighting, sound, costumes, and makeup.)

The central thought, idea, or significance of action with which a play deals.

An improvised drama developed around a problem, issue or theme to be explored. Participants are led to identify with a common concern of a group of people (e.g., slaves and the underground railway, chivalry and medieval knights, the responsibilities of citizenship).

The internal or external changing of a person or object into another through imagination.