| A | B |
|---|
| Tragedy | Originated in Greece for City Dionysia. Hero has a tragic flaw that causes death. |
| Satire | Ridiculed political and current events. It makes fun of large groups. |
| Comedy of Manners | Focuses on social class |
| Musical Theatre | Originated in America incorporating song, dance, and dialogue. |
| Theatre of Cruelty | Focuses on social problems with overwhelming stimulation for audiences. Banned for bringing too much reality on stage. |
| Old Comedy | Attempting humor through political ridicule of current events of the time. |
| New Comedy | Attempting humor through family matters |
| Farce | Slapstick humor with misunderstandings. Includes acrobats and clowning. |
| Drama | Serious in nature |
| Theatre of the Absurd | No true storyline. Makes people think. |
| Epic Theatre | Attempts to evoke moral/social lessons for audience to take action. |
| Major Dramatic Question | What make you keep reading the script? |
| Defining features to give characters identity through technical theatre comes from | costumes |
| Reading for momentum means | reading for pacing |
| Reading for intention means | reading for character motivation |
| Reading for the amount of actors, set needs, and placement means | reading for space |
| Grand Right | money paid to the licensing company |
| Performance Right | money paid for each show time |
| Royalty Fee | money paid to the author, composer and/or lyrist |
| Public Domain | no copyright law. Happens 70 years after author's death |
