Musical Theater Vocab #2: Types of Theater and Start to Finish

Telling stories through stage, film, television, radio or technology (a)  

• Dramatic Mediums
• Comedy
• Tragedy
• Musical
• Monologue

A light and amusing play that typically has a happy ending (a)  

• Comedy
• Dramatic Mediums
• Tragedy
• Musical
• Monologue

A form of play or theatre where the main character suffers a reversal or downfall (a)  

• Tragedy
• Dramatic Mediums
• Comedy
• Musical
• Monologue

A play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing to help tell the story (a)  

• Musical
• Dramatic Mediums
• Comedy
• Tragedy
• Monologue

Part of a play in which one character speaks alone

• Monologue
• Dramatic Mediums
• Comedy
• Tragedy
• Musical

Performing without words, expressing meaning through physical actions/gestures

• Pantomime
• Dramatic Mediums
• Comedy
• Tragedy
• Musical

An opportunity through which a performer is able to demonstrate talent

• Audition
• Rehearsal
• Dress Rehearsal
• Performance
• Strike

Time allocated to practice and prepare the actors cast in a play for performance

• Audition
• Rehearsal
• Dress Rehearsal
• Performance
• Strike

A full rehearsal with complete technical elements during the final production phase before the opening night performance

• Audition
• Rehearsal
• Dress Rehearsal
• Performance
• Strike

A live event shared between theatre artists and an audience

• Audition
• Rehearsal
• Dress Rehearsal
• Performance
• Strike