In addition to the actor and the audience in a space, other elements of theater include a written or improvised text, costumes, scenery, lights, sound, and properties (props). Most theatrical performances require the collaborative efforts of many creative people, including dramaturge, craftspeople, designer, composer, or choreographer and managers working toward a common goal: the production. The performance is very often a play — a tragedy, comedy, or musical — but it need not be. Theater performances include vaudeville, puppet shows, mime, and other forms of entertainment. Theatrical texts, often referred to as drama, usually provide the vital framework of a performance. In Aristotle’s famous definition, drama is an imitation of an action that is whole, complete, and of a certain magnitude or scope.
- audience [ˈɔ:djəns] n.观众
- improvised text [ˈimprəvaizd - tekst] n.同步字幕
- scenery [ˈsi:nəri] n.舞台布景
- property [ˈprɔpəti] n.道具
- props [praps] n.小道具
- collaborative [kəˈlæbəreitiv] adj.协作的
- dramaturge [ˈdræməˌtɜ:dʒ] n.剧作家
- craftspeople [kra:fspi:pl] n.道具师
- composer [kəmˈpəuzə] n.作曲家
- choreographer [ˌkɔriˈɔɡrəfə] n.舞蹈指导
- production [prəˈdʌkʃən] n.作品，成品，电影制片
- tragedy [ˈtrædʒidi] n.悲剧
- comedy [ˈkɔmidi] n.喜剧
- vaudeville [ˈvɔ:dəvil] n.歌舞杂耍
- puppet show [ˈpʌpit - ʃəu] n.木偶剧
- mime [maim] n.笑剧
- theatrical text [θiˈætrikəl - tekst] n.戏剧文本
- drama [ˈdrɑ:mə] n.戏剧
- framework [ˈfreimwə:k] n.结构
- magnitude [ˈmæɡnitju:d] n.量值
- scope [skəup] n.范围
