playbill
Cast list handout
A playbill is a printed program for a theatrical performance, listing the cast, crew, and scenes.
Theatergoers receive one when entering: She saved every playbill from shows she attended.
The term evokes traditional theater culture—Broadway productions, regional playhouses, and the ritual of flipping through before the curtain rises. (Capitalized Playbill is the magazine.)
Printed promotional material
- synopsisCondensed version of content
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- biosAbbreviated personal histories
- headshotShoulders-up photograph
act · intermission · matinee · evening · premiere · usher · insert
Unified group or outfit
- actorsThose playing roles
- performersThose who entertain audiences
- leadsGoes in front
- understudiesSubstitute performers for principals
roles · protagonist · supporting · troupe · star · credits · headshots · bios
Old valued collectible
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- music hallVenue for live entertainment
silent film era · Follies · ragtime · variety show · burlesque · classic · retro · nostalgia
brochure
Printed promotional material
- synopsisCondensed version of content
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- biosAbbreviated personal histories
headshot · act · intermission · matinee · evening · premiere · usher · insert
ensemble
Unified group or outfit
- actorsThose playing roles
- performersThose who entertain audiences
- leadsGoes in front
understudies · roles · protagonist · supporting · troupe · star · credits · headshots · bios · debut
antique
Old valued collectible
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
music hall · silent film era · Follies · ragtime · variety show · burlesque · classic · retro · nostalgia · golden age
- Broadwaymusicals, musical, Tony Award, musical theatre, theaters
- musical theateract, musical theater, scene, cast recordings, Evita
- show businessactors, actresses, directors, producers, entertainers
- theaterstage, onstage, acting, auditorium, Hamlet
- theatreBroadway, acting, theatre, stage, actor
- keepsakesmementos, memento, keepsake, keepsakes, heirlooms
playbillticket
Entry permit slip
stub · admission ticket · backstage pass · receipt · invoice
playbillcoming attraction
Previewed future entertainment
movie trailer · teaser · preview · advertisement · advance notice