| A | B |
| Catharsis | The emotional purification of the audience ideally achieved at the end of a tragedy |
| Choreography | The planning and execution of stage dances |
| Comedy | The form of drama that has humorous content and a happy ending |
| Composite Setting | A multiple setting or a simultaneous scene setting; three or more different locations are presented simultaneously upon the stage |
| Copyright | Legal ownership of a literary work |
| Costume | Clothing worn on stage by performers |
| Cue | A signal which tells a performer when to speak or respond in a physical manner |
| Dialogue | Conversation between or among characters |
| Director | Person in overall charge of a production |
| Drama | A story written to be performed by actors; a play |
| Exit | To leave the stage |
| Ham | A performer who OVERACTS |