Theatre

THEATRE, ARTS AND PUBLIC SPEAKING

DEBUT (N) an actor's first performance; appear for the first time in public

HISTRIONICS (N) acting in highly theatrical or overly dramatic, exa^ggerated style; very emotional] and energetic behaviour but lacking in sincerity and real meaning

IMPRESARIO (N) a manager, promoter or sponsor for performing artists; a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments

LIBRETTIST (N) a person who writes the words for an opera or a musical

MARQUEE (N) covering like roof, often of metal and glass projecting out over the entrance to a hotel or theatre; a large tent used for social or commercial functions; a scrolling screen message

ODEUM (N) small theatre or concert hall

PANTOMIME (N) performance using gestures and body movements without words

PERIPETEIA (N) a sudden or unexpected reversal of circumstances or situation, especially in a literary work

REPERTORY (N) a theatrical company that presents several different plays, operas or pieces in the course of a season at one theatre; one's entire range : , skills, aptitudes or devices

TABLEAU (N) a stage picture created by actors posing motionless