religious drama
Faith-based stage play
Religious drama is theatrical performance with sacred or spiritual subject matter—biblical stories, saints' lives, morality tales.
Medieval mystery plays and passion plays are classic examples.
The term also covers contemporary works exploring faith, doubt, or religious conflict: The play was a religious drama about a priest's crisis of conscience.
- morality playsDidactic medieval dramas
- passion playEnacted crucifixion narrative
- auto sacramentalAllegorical Spanish religious drama
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- Greek tragedyClassical dramatic form featuring downfall
allegory · good versus evil · divine intervention · miracle · burning bush · Garden of Eden · fall from grace · church pageant · redemption · eternal damnation · martyrdom · morality tale · prophecy · didacticism · retelling · faith · symbolism · sin
- church activitiesSunday school, Bible study, church camp, church socials, church picnic
- dramasmelodrama
- religious dramapassion play, mystery play, mystery plays, morality plays, morality play
- sacred artsicon painting, sacred music, sacred architecture, sacred chant, Christian art
- sacred performancegospel concert, choir concert, oratorio, cantata, passion play
- medieval dramamystery plays, morality plays, passion plays, Christmas pageants, biblical narratives
religious dramacommercial theater
Profit-motivated live performance venue
Broadway musical · soap opera · crime drama · romantic comedy · action film
religious dramapopular entertainment
Widely enjoyed diversions
social drama · domestic drama · political drama · crime drama · romantic comedy