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GLOSSARY

Aristotle’s Poetics: One of the first texts of dramatic theory written around 350 BCE that presented the idea of the six elements of theatre.

Autobiographical: A life story about oneself.

Bard: In medieval Gaelic and British cultures, a solo performer from early human civilization that performed stories of heroes and history.

Biographical: A life story about someone else, typically a historical figure.

Griot: Travelling storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history in parts of West Africa.

Lyric Poem: A rhyming poem usually with musical rhythm.

Minstrel: A solo performer from Medieval England that traditionally performs lyric poetry.

Monologue: A speech delivered by one character on stage in a play or a solo performance.

Multimedia: The use of technology including videos, music, slideshows, sound effects, projections.

Rakugo: Japanese tradition of monologues by a single storyteller known as Hanashika.

Solo Performance: A performance by one actor on stage that can be biographical, autobiographical, have multiple characters, and involve multimedia. This can feature monologue or dialogue.

Tlatlaquetzqui: In the Nahuatl (Aztec) culture, a narrator of myths and legends.

Troubadour: A solo performer from Medieval France that traditionally performs lyric poetry.

Ya’oowey: Storyteller in the Tongva language.