Preferred label
Theatrical productions
Alternative labels
Dramas
Performances, Theatrical
Plays
Productions, Theatrical
Reenactments
Shows
Skits
Specialty acts
Broader term
Entertainment
Narrower terms
Burlesque shows
Children's theater
Historical reenactments
Kabuki
Musical revues & comedies
Open-air theatrical productions
Operas & operettas
Pageants
Pantomimes
Passion-plays
Puppet shows
Striptease
Tableaux
Talent shows
Vaudeville shows
Yiddish theater
Related terms
Action & adventure dramas
Actors
Actresses
Auditions
Comedies
Drama clubs
Historical dramas
Horror dramas
Impersonation
Music
Romances
Stage lighting
Stage props
Theater audiences
Theaters
Theatrical makeup
Theatrical producers & directors
Tragedies
Westerns
Scope note
For theater activities, including plays, monologues, etc. Search under THEATERS for images that focus on buildings. Search also under the subdivision --PERFORMANCES & PORTRAYALS used with the names of ethnic, racial, and regional groups and with classes of persons (Appendix A). Search also under the subdivisions --PORTRAYALS and --PERFORMANCES used with names of persons (Appendix B).
Editorial note
Used in a note under COSTUMES and THEATERS.
Change note
Formerly TGMI term.