THEATRICAL GLOSSARY

1)
TO THE SCENE
Part of the theater or another place intended for the performance of a show before an audience
public.
ACTION
Word that indicates that a person, animal, or thing (material or immaterial) is
doing something
DIMENSIONING
Visible delimitation of a land, especially to indicate that it is reserved for
personal use and enjoyment.
ATTITUDE
Manner of being someone willing to behave or act.
ACT
Action or work performed by a person.
ACTOR
Person who plays a role in theater, television, radio, or film,
especially if they dedicate themselves to it professionally.
ACT
To behave or act [a person] in a certain way.
ADAPTER
That adapts or serves to adapt.
ADEMAN
Gesture with which a person expresses a mood.
At pleasure
Word used in the Latin expression ad libitum, which means 'at will', 'at one's pleasure'
whim
Aphonic
who has lost all or part of their voice due to a disability or
difficulty in the use of the vocal cords.
NOW
Public square in the cities of ancient Greece.
ENVIRONMENT
Fluid that surrounds a body or circulates around it.
AMPULOSO
[style, mode of expression] That is characterized by using words and constructions
too cultured and elaborate, placing excessive emphasis on aspects of the discourse
that they do not deserve it.

ANTAGONIST
that acts in a manner contrary and opposite to another; especially,
character that opposes the hero or protagonist in the main issue of a
literary work, a movie or another artistic creation.
APART
In a situation or place separated from another where there are things of the same type or with the
that is related.
APOLOGY
Speech in which someone or something is praised, defended, or justified, generally of
fiery or vehement form.
Pointer
A person in the theater, located near the actors but hidden from the audience, is dedicated to
to whisper the text to the actors when they forget what to say.
ARGUMENT
Reasoning that demonstrates, refutes, or justifies something.
A set of events that are narrated in a literary, theatrical, or cinematic work.
from which the text or script is developed.
HARLEQUIN
Character from the ancient Italian commedia dell'arte who wore a black mask and a
checked or diamond-patterned suit in different colors.
ART
Activity in which man recreates, with an aesthetic purpose, an aspect of the
reality or a feeling in beautiful forms using matter, the image or the
sound.
ATMOSPHERE
Gaseous layer that envelops a star; especially, the one that surrounds the Earth.

2)
BACON
FINE ARTS
Set of arts that use color, shape, language, sound and the
movement to express something.
SCREENS
MOUTH OF THE SCENARIO
It is the part of the theaters that separates the stage from the auditorium and defines the height and width.
from the mouth. Today they are regular, they open or close at will.
SKETCH
Outline the project that contains only the main features of a work.
artistic or technical.
RUBBISH
Something of very poor quality, poorly made, of bad taste or boring.
BULULÚ
Crowd of people, usually noisy and disordered.
A comedian who represented alone a play pretending the voice of each one.
character.

CAMERINO
Dressing room of a theater where artists get dressed, put on makeup, and prepare before
to go on stage.
Candelabras
Row of lights in the proscenium or front part of a stage in a theater.
CHARACTERIZATION
Action of characterizing or being characterized.
Effect of characterizing or being characterized, makeup.
CARICATURE
Portrait in which, with critical or humorous intent, the features are excessively distorted.
characteristic traits of a person.
CASTING
Selection process for actors, models, etc.
Cast (group of actors).
CATHARSIS
Among the ancient Greeks, purification of the passions of the spirit through the
emotions provoked by the contemplation of a tragic situation.
Joke
Brief story, anecdote, or phrase with ambiguous and funny meaning.
CLIQUE
A group of people hired to applaud at a show in exchange for money or
to be able to attend it for free.
Cliché
Developed photographic film strip, with images in negative, for subsequent
paper reproduction.
CLIMAX
Point of greatest complexity and intensity in a story or situation, in
special in a literary or musical work.
COLOMBINA
COMEDY
Dramatic work, especially one that showcases the ridiculous, with elements that entertain and
they make you laugh, and with a happy ending.
COMIC
What entertains and makes you laugh.
GROUP
A group of people who play minor roles in a play.
theater or cinematic or in another show and appear on stage with hardly
to speak.
to freeze
To convert a liquid body to a solid state by subjecting it to a temperature.
sufficiently low.
CHARACTER CONSTRUCTION
He is the main character of a story, the one who drives the action and through
how the events are lived.
CHOREOGRAPHY
Art and technique of composing and directing dances or dances, or of dance in general.
FRAME
Grouping of characters that, during some moments of a performance
theatrical, they remain in a certain attitude.
FOURTH WALL
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DECLAMATION
Speech delivered with too much heat and vehemence, and particularly invective.
rough against people or things.
DENOUEMENT
Part of a literary work, a movie, or a play where the conflict is resolved
plot.
DIALOGUE
Conversation between two or more people who express their ideas and comments about
alternative form.
DIATRIBE
A written or oral speech that insults or criticizes someone or something.
DICTION
Articulation of sounds when speaking.
DIONYSUS
DIVO
Artist, especially opera singer, of great merit and fame, who stands out or excels.
among others.
Playwright
Person who writes plays.
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EFFECTS
Set of things that are owned by a person.
LIST
Group of actors who make up a theater company or who participate in a play.
ELOQUENCE
Expressive strength to convince or persuade that words have in themselves,
gestures, movements, images or anything capable of conveying understanding
something.
EMOTION
Very intense feeling of joy or sadness produced by a fact, an idea, a
memory, etc.
EMPATHY
Emotional participation of a person in a reality foreign to her, generally in
the feelings of another person.
INTERMISSION
Intermission in a public performance, especially one that takes place between two acts.
a theatrical performance.
INTERMEZZO
Short theatrical piece, in one act, with a humorous tone, that originally was
it represented in the intermissions of a comedy or a drama.
EPILOGUE
Final part of a speech or a literary work in which a summary is offered.
general of its content.
SCENOGRAPHY
Set of elements (decor, lighting, sound, costumes, etc.) necessary for
to set and represent a play, movie, or television program.
SHOW
Representation or function presented before an audience in order to entertain.
absurdity
Person or thing that stands out for its ugliness, untidiness, or ridiculous or grotesque appearance.
FACIAL EXPRESSION
Expression of emotions and affective states through the face.
Vocal Expression
It is one of the areas of musical expression, along with instrumental expression and the
expression through body movement
6)
SHOWBIZ
Profession and environment of people who are dedicated to the entertainment industry, especially to
theater.
FARSA
Brief theatrical work of a comic and satirical nature, especially one that satirizes the
ridiculous and grotesque aspects of certain human behaviors.
PHONOMICS
Art that consists of pretending to speak or sing while a sound plays.
previously recorded.
FRIVOLOUS
[persona] Who does not give things the importance they deserve, does not do them with the
seriousness, the required feeling or interest and only think about the fun aspect or
playful side of life.
FUNCTION
Particular activity that a person or thing performs within a system
elements, people, relationships, etc., with a specific purpose.
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GAG
Comic punch in a movie, theatrical representation, program of
television, etc.
Gesture
Movement of a part of the body, especially of the face or hands, with the
that something is expressed.
GROTESQUE
literary work, literary genre that is characterized by the presence of elements
extravagant, buffoonish, and caricaturesque.
SCREENPLAY
Written outline of a speech, conference, topic, etc., that contains the points or
issues that will be addressed.
8)
HISTRION
Actor of the ancient Greco-Latin theater who performed his role disguised.
9)
IMAGE
Figure of a person or thing captured by the eye, by a mirror, an optical device, a
photographic plate, etc., thanks to the rays of light it receives and projects.
IMITATE
To act, behave, or do something in the likeness of another person or animal.
IMPOSTATION
Action of feigning the voice.
Improvisation
Realization of something that was not planned or prepared.
INTERPRETATION
Action of interpreting.
INTERPRET
Person who orally translates into one language what a person says in another language,
especially if you do it professionally.
INTRIGUE
Action or secret plan between two or more people to prepare or manipulate something that
it usually implies benefit or harm.
IRONY
Mode of expression or rhetorical figure that consists of saying the opposite of what is
wants to imply, using a tone, a gesture, or words that
they hint at the interpretation that must be made.
10)
JUGGLER
Person who in the Middle Ages went from village to village entertaining people with their
songs, dances or games in exchange for money or gifts.
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LIBRETTO
Script that contains the dialogues and the necessary technical indications, such as shots,
decorations, lighting, etc., for the production of a movie, play,
radio or television program.
CALL
Action of calling.
12)
WOOD
Hard and fibrous substance that forms the trunk and branches of trees.
to put on makeup
Moisturizer for the face, which helps you remove excess oil from the face.
Face primer helps to set makeup better and makes it possible for the
makeup lasting all day
PUPPET
Doll that moves by means of a cross from which hang some strings that
they are tied to their body or putting their hand under the dress; it is used
generally for children's or popular theatrical performances.
MASK
Object to hide the face, generally during certain festivities, rituals or
stage performances, which represent the face of a person, an animal, or a being
imaginary.
MELODRAMA
Literary, theatrical or cinematic work intended for the general public, which presents
dramatic or violent events to exalt feelings, often in a way
exaggerated and with little psychological and artistic development.
MELPOMENE
She is one of the two muses of theater. Initially, she was the muse of song, of harmony.
musical, but it became the muse of tragedy as it is currently recognized.
MIMICRY
Art and technique of imitating, representing actions or expressing oneself through gestures,
gestures and body movements.
MIMO
Expression and sign of love or affection.
MONOLOGUE
A speech that a person maintains with themselves, as if thinking out loud.
THEATRICAL MONTAGE
The staging of a play is a journey through time and space, a journey
shared space where different creative fields converge.
MUTISM
Action of an actor exiting the scene.
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OPIO
Person or thing that is very boring.
SPEAKER
A person who speaks in public, delivers a speech or a conference.
ORATORY
Literary genre that includes works written to be proclaimed orally.
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SCAFFOLD
In theaters, bullfighting arenas or performance halls, a department similar to a
balcony that has several seats, generally occupied by people who
they go together.
PANTOMIME
Theatrical representation in which actors do not express themselves with words, but rather
only with gestures.
PAPER
Character portrayed by an actor in a play or a movie.
PARLIAMENT
Political body responsible for drafting, amending, and approving laws, constituted by
one or two chambers, whose members are elected by citizens with the right to
vote, which is generally regulated by the Constitution.
PARODY
Burlesque imitation of a genre, of an artistic or literary work, in the style of a
writer, or of the gestures or way of being of a person.
LEGS
A leg is a limb or appendage of an animal's body that supports the rest.
of the body to allow its transportation by land. These are paired structures and
articulated.
CLOWN
Circus artist, usually dressed and made up in a striking way, who performs
funny or grotesque gestures and performances and tells jokes to entertain and make
to make the audience laugh.

Character
Person who, due to their qualities, knowledge, or other attitudes, stands out or excels
in a certain activity or social environment.
PIET
PIERROT
Popular character of French theater who is characterized by wearing a white costume.
spacious and with large buttons.
PLANS
Scale graphical representation of a terrain, of a population, of the layout, of a
building, etc.
PRACTICABLE
What can be practiced or put into practice.
PROTAGONIST
Main character of a literary work, a movie, or another narrative creation.
Voice projection
To project the voice means that it can be heard clearly, that it is easy to
understand the words you are saying, that the natural sound of your voice can be seen
changed in any way.
PSYCHODRAMA
Psychotherapeutic technique that consists of having patients act out in
group, as if it were a play, situations related to their
pathological conflicts, with the aim of making them aware of them and allowing them to
overcome.
STAGING
It refers to the conjugation of the elements that make up the image and the
theatrical representation, to know: dramaturgy, interpretation, settings or
scenography, lighting, sound, costumes, and characterization.
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SCRATCH
Discomfort left by excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages.
CAST
Group of actors involved in a theatrical or film production.
REPERTOIRE
A set of dramatic or musical works that a person or a company has.
studied and prepared to represent or execute.
RETABLO
Artwork painted or sculpted on wood, stone or marble that is placed behind
from the altar and generally represents biblical or religious scenes.
MAGAZINE
Periodic publication in the form of a booklet with articles of general information or of
a specific material, with a flexible and light cover, often illustrated.
RHYTHM
The way of succeeding and alternating a series of things (movements, pulsations,
events, etc.) that occur periodically within a certain interval of
time.
STEAL SCENE
Sucking up or light sucker. That is to say, the actor who tries to become by system.
in the attention center of the spectators, harming the rest of the
company and the show as a whole.
ROL
Part of a play or movie that is performed by an actor.
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ONE-ACT PLAY
Brief theatrical piece of a humorous theme and usually of a popular nature.
QUALITATIVE JUMP
Transformation of the very constitution of an object as a corollary of a process
accumulation of quantitative changes
SATIRE
Speech or literary composition in prose or verse in which the sharp criticisms are made.
habits or vices of someone with moralizing, playful, or merely intent
burlesque.
SENSITIVITY
Capacity to perceive sensations through the senses, or to feel
morally.
SYNOPSIS
A very brief and general summary of something, especially of a novel, movie, or
theatrical play.
SKTECH
Short scene with a generally humorous tone that is interspersed in a
theatrical or cinematographic representation or in a television or radio program.
SOLILOQUY
A discourse that a person has with themselves, as if thinking out loud.
SOCIODRAMA
Group psychodrama that focuses more on sociological aspects than on the
psychological.
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TALÍA
It is a feminine name of Greco-Latin mythical origin that means 'to bloom'.
THEATER
Literary genre consisting of works, generally dialogued, intended to be
represented in front of an audience on a stage.
SHADOW THEATER
It dates back to prehistoric times when humans created shadows with
his hands and his body in front of the fire of the caves.
THEATER INSIDE THE THEATER
From there, we can place space at the core of the meaning of the work.
BLACK THEATER
It originates from ancient China where it began hundreds of years ago.
develop this artistic expression that became popular with the theater company
Prague.
PANIC THEATER
POOR THEATER
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CURTAIN
Curtain that covers the stage of a theater or the screen of a cinema before and after.
of the show.
THEME
Subject or matter discussed in a conversation, a speech, a written piece,
an artistic work or another similar thing.
TEMPERAMENT
Character or personality of a person.
TESPIS
He is considered one of the Greek fathers of theater and the first actor in history.
Puppets
Theatrical show, usually for children or popular, performed with puppets or
puppets.
TOUR
Tour (tourist trip or excursion).
TRAGEDY
Serious dramatic work in which noble or illustrious characters intervene and in the
that the protagonist is driven, by a passion or by fate, to a conclusion
ominous; in ancient Greece, it aimed for a purifying effect on the spectator.
Stagecraft
Set of mechanisms used in the theater to make the changes of
decorated and special effects.
UNIPERSONAL
Of one person or belonging to or affecting only one person.
UTELERIA
Set of objects or elements used in theatrical scenery or
filmic.
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VARIETIES
Variety theater show.
VENTRILOQUIST
Who has the ability to speak changing their natural voice without hardly moving
the lips nor the muscles of the face, so it gives the impression that it is another
the person who speaks.
VEROSIMILITUDE
Quality of what is plausible.
CLOTHING
Outer clothing or apparel of a person, especially that worn by an artist.
a performance.
LIFE EXPERIENCE
Experience, event, or fact that a person lives through and contributes to shaping their
personality.
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ZARZUELA
A dramatic and musical composition typically Spanish in which a dialogued text,
generally of a light character, is staged alternating sung parts and parts
spoken.
ZOILO
Pompous critic who censors others' works or maliciously murmurs about them.