The purgation of pity and fear, this is central to most classical tragedies.

A dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience; shorter than a soliloquy.

This character, named Augusta, loves cucumber sandwiches–but is not overly fond of handbags.

The three languages in a musical, they're no threat to most Broadway performers.

This type of quodlibet takes place after a curtain call, placing it outside of the dramatic action.

An actor who is obviously playing to an audience, with broad facial expressions and movements. Also a type of assault.

A pattern of recurring stresses that assist progressions in building interest, maintaining suspense, developing ideas, and concluding interest in the work.

This playwright is best-known for his play 'The Dutchman', which he famously wrote in one sitting.

Often a love song, these are downtempo numbers.

Malapropism is often called this, so named because of an officer in Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing.'

This type of play is identified by the way they treat topical questions from an instructional point of view.

These aspects of information delivery determine a play's tempo.

This play was the primary text for a better known Shakespearean Tragedy, but no extant copy survives.

A musical form where the music and the plot are one and the same.

Arpad's "I want song."

This Greek word means "deviation from the norm."

This language error, where a character mistakenly uses of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, is named for a character from Sheridan's "The Rivals."

This "Fooling" in 'Gary' is supposed to be one of the most spectacular effects in the history of modern theatre.

This Broadway legend thought there were three forms of songs in a musical, including a "New Song."

Shakespeare's 'Titus Andronicus' debuted the same year as this other "problem play."

This comedy is centered around lampooning other works of art, including theatre pieces.

These formal or methodical speeches emphasize specific intellectual issues in the play.

Lula's apple is an example of this literary device, which calls to mind what may not be explicitly present.

This musical composition combines several different melodies in counterpoint.

This playwright established the "Revenge Tragedy" genre with their popular 1587 Play, 'Spanish Tragedy.'