Theatre Dictionary | On Stage | TDF - Theatre Development Fund

The TDF Sweepstakes is open. Enter now!

tdf deco

Theatre Dictionary How To Use

Your Video Guide to Theatre Lingo

Are you new here? Let Denis O'Hare give you a tour!

Browse all our Theatre Dictionary videos

We make videos about theatre terms

The theatre has hundreds of specialized words and phrases. We define them with fun, short videos.

We add essays to every video

Want to go deeper? Along with a video, every term we define gets an essay that explains its history, usage and alternate meanings.

More From the Theatre Dictionary

Blocking1 660X428

Blocking

By: TDFDICTIONARY

Apr 15, 2015

Cattle Call 660X441

Cattle Call

By: TDFDICTIONARY

Dec 04, 2012

Chewing.Scenery 660X418

Chewing the Scenery

By: TDFDICTIONARY

Mar 26, 2014

Double.Take .Cropped

Double Take

By: TDFDICTIONARY

Jul 05, 2013

Stage.Door .New

Stage Door

By: TDFDICTIONARY

Apr 15, 2015

See all Theatre Dictionary videos

TDF Stages

Women in Times Square with her arms outstretched

Broadway

Your Broadway Spring Preview! 2023 Edition

By: RAVEN SNOOK

Jan 27, 2023

Jayne Atkinson and Tim Daly in Still. Photo by Joey Moro.

Off-Broadway

Tim Daly and Jayne Atkinson on Starring in a Sexy Sexagenarian Rom-Dram

By: SANDY MACDONALD

Apr 26, 2024

Off-Broadway

17 Shows to See Off Broadway This May

By: RAVEN SNOOK

Apr 26, 2024

The cast of Wilma Theater's The Good Person of Setzuan, which is streaming until mid-May. Photo by Johanna Austin.

Streaming

Top 5 Stage Performances to Stream This Weekend April 26-28

By: RAVEN SNOOK

Apr 25, 2024

Go to TDF Stages