Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| agon | the dramatic conflict between the chief characters in a literary work. |
| agonal | relating to agon, the dramatic conflict between the chief characters in a literary work. |
| agonist | a protagonist in a literary work. |
| anagnorisis | (Greek) the moment of recognition or discovery (in a play, etc.). |
| antimask | a secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask. |
| antimasque | a secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask. |
| bioplay | a play based on the life of a famous person, esp one giving a popular treatment. |
| boy | a male child; (verb, Shakesp.) to play (a female part) as a boy. |
| catastasis | the part of drama where action is at its height. |
| choragic | of or pertaining to a choragus, the leader of chorus in ancient Greek drama. |
| choragus | (Lat.) the leader of the chorus in ancient Greek drama. |
| choregic | relating to a choregus, the financial backer in ancient Greece, usually of a play. |
| choregus | (Lat.) the leader of the chorus in ancient Greek drama. |
| choric | pertaining to the chorus in ancient Greek tragedy. |
| comedic | of or relating to comedy. |
| comedically | (Adv.) COMEDIC, of or relating to comedy. |
| comedietta | (Ital.) a dramatic sketch; a brief comedy. |
| coryphaeus | (Lat.) the leader of a Greek chorus. |
| coryphe | (Arch.) the leader of the Greek chorus. |
| deuteragonist | the actor taking the part of second importance in a classical Greek drama. |
| dramady | a play with both drama and comedy. |
| dramatic | pertaining to drama. |
| dramatical | of or pertaining to the drama; theatrical. |
| dramatics | the acting, production and study of plays. |
| dramatise | to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel. |
| dramatist | the author of a dramatic composition; a writer of plays. |
| dramatize | to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel. |
| dramaturgic | relating to dramaturgy. |
| dramaturgical | related to dramaturgy. |
| dramaturgically | (Adv.) DRAMATURGICAL, related to dramaturgy. |
| dramaturgy | the art of producing and staging dramatic works. |
| dramedy | a play with both drama and comedy. |
| duolog | a dialogue between two actors. |
| duologue | a dialogue between two actors. |
| epirrhema | (Greek) in Greek comedy, the address of the coryphaeus to the audience after the parabasis. |
| epirrhematic | of or like an epirrhema, in Greek comedy, the address of the coryphaeus to the audience after the parabasis. |
| epitasis | the part of the play developing the main action and leading to the catastrophe. |
| exeunt | (Lat.) (stage direction) they go out. |
| exode | (Greek) the concluding part of a Greek drama, a farce or afterpiece. |
| exodos | (Greek) a concluding dramatic scene. |
| hamartia | (Greek) a tragic flaw in the hero of a Greek play, that leads to his undoing. |
| kabuki | (Japanese) a formal, stylized form of Japanese drama. |
| kathakali | (Malay) a highly stylized form of S. Indian drama, using dance and mime. |
| kyogen | (Japanese) a comic interlude between Noh plays. |
| lazzo | (Ital.) a piece of farce or comic dialogue. |
| legit | (Short for) legitimate; (noun) legitimate drama. |
| manent | (Lat.) a stage direction, they remain on stage. |
| manet | (Lat.) a stage direction, he or she remains on stage. No -S. |
| masque | a dramatic entertainment formerly popular in England. |
| melodrama | a kind of romantic and sensational drama. |
| melodrame | a kind of romantic and sensational drama. |
| monodrama | a one-man show; a play having only one actor. |
| nogaku | (Japanese) a traditional Japanese style of drama, aka noh No -S. |
| noh | a traditional style of Japanese drama No -S. |
| nonplay | a theatrical work that is not a play. |
| parabasis | (Greek) a speech in Greek drama where the chorus advances and addresses the audience. |
| parodos | (Greek) an ode sung in ancient Greek drama. |
| peripeteia | (Greek) a sudden and violent change in circumstances, esp in drama. |
| peripeteian | of or like a peripeteia, a sudden or unexpected reversal of circumstances or situation. |
| peripetia | (Greek) a sudden and violent change in circumstances, esp in drama. |
| peripetian | of or like a peripeteia, a sudden or unexpected reversal of circumstances or situation. |
| peripety | (Greek) a sudden and violent change in circumstances, esp in drama. |
| proscenium | the part of the stage in front of the curtain. |
| protatic | of or pertaining to the protasis of an ancient play; introductory. |
| psychodrama | therapeutic drama. |
| psychodramatic | relating to psychodrama. |
| singspiel | (Ger.) a semi-dramatic play in dialogue and song. |
| solus | a poster or advertisement appearing in isolation from any others. |
| soubrette | (Fr.) a coquettish and intriguing maid; such a role in drama. |
| tetralogy | a series of four connected literary, artistic, or musical works. |
| thalian | of or pertaining to comedy. |
| tragicomedy | a drama or a situation blending tragic and comic elements. |
| tragicomic | part tragic, part comic. |
| tragicomical | part tragic, part comic. |
| tritagonist | in Greek drama, the actor who plays the role third in importance in a play. |