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Theatre
Terms of or in relation to a collaborative form of fine art which uses live performances to express fictional or non-fictional stories to an audience in a particular place.
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trim
Performing arts; Theatre
The draperies, curtains and other items included in a set for aesthetic reasons. As a verb, the term can mean to adjust a drop or border so that it hangs the correct distance from the stage floor. ...
backstage
Performing arts; Theatre
The entire area behind or beyond the stage, including the dressing rooms. Sometimes includes the "wings", or sides of the stage area.
curtain call
Performing arts; Theatre
The final appearance of the cast, at the end of the play, to receive the applause of the audience.
suspension of disbelief
Performing arts; Theatre
The goal of any theatre company in presenting or performing a play is to cause the audience to suspend their disbelief, or to momentarily forget that what they are watching is a performance, but is, ...
fourth wall
Performing arts; Theatre
The imaginary fourth wall that is removed from box set to enable the audience to see the action on stage. The term now applies to the "wall" separating audience and performers on any type of stage or ...
new comedy
Performing arts; Theatre
The name given to the kind of comedy that superseded the Old Comedy of Aristophanes in Athens from the late 4th century BCE, providing the basis for later Roman comedy and eventually for the comic ...
