tragedienne
Serious stage actress
A tragedienne is a female actor who specializes in tragic roles—the suffering heroines of classical and serious drama.
The term carries an old-fashioned, theatrical grandeur: Sarah Bernhardt was the greatest tragedienne of her era.
It can also describe someone who behaves with exaggerated dramatic suffering: She played the tragedienne whenever things didn't go her way.
Female stage performer
- leading ladyPrincipal female performer
- divaCelebrated female vocalist
- performerOne who entertains audiences
- thespianTheatrical performer
ingenue · starlet · emotive · method acting · audition · cast · stage presence · repertoire
Fatal error causing downfall
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
- pathosPity-evoking quality
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- nemesisPersistent source of ruin
soliloquy · monologue · denouement · climax · foreshadowing · downfall · fate · dramatic irony
Raised performance platform
- playhouseMiniature structure for children
- prosceniumTheater's architectural frame
- auditoriumRoom for spectators
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
script · costume · dramaturgy · curtain call · ovation · matinee · understudy · prompter
actress
Female stage performer
- leading ladyPrincipal female performer
- divaCelebrated female vocalist
- performerOne who entertains audiences
thespian · ingenue · starlet · emotive · method acting · audition · cast · stage presence · repertoire · debut
hamartia
Fatal error causing downfall
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
- pathosPity-evoking quality
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
nemesis · soliloquy · monologue · denouement · climax · foreshadowing · downfall · fate · dramatic irony · lamentation
stage
Raised performance platform
- playhouseMiniature structure for children
- prosceniumTheater's architectural frame
- auditoriumRoom for spectators
rehearsal · script · costume · dramaturgy · curtain call · ovation · matinee · understudy · prompter · troupe
Sophocles
Classical Athenian playwright
antiquity · mythology · Medea · Electra · Antigone · Phaedra · Clytemnestra · mask · amphitheater · strophe
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