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Farce

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A comedy that aims at entertaining the audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, and thus improbable.

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Tragedy

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A genre that presents a serious subject matter about human suffering and corresponding terrible events in a dignified manner.

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Mystery

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A genre that involves suspenseful plots and storylines where the audience is challenged to solve a puzzle or crime before the characters do.

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Experimental Theatre

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A genre that seeks to challenge traditional conventions in theater and to explore new techniques and styles.

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Musical Theatre

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A genre of theater in which music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue combine to tell a story.

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Satire

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A genre that uses humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize individuals' or societies' vices and follies.

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Historical Drama

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A genre of theater that is based on historical events and figures, often with a focus on realism and period detail.

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Improvisational Theatre

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A form of theatre where most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted, created spontaneously by the performers.

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Opera

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A dramatic work in which music is the dominant form, with the text being sung rather than spoken.

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Tragicomedy

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A genre that blends aspects of both tragic and comedic genres, often involving the overall serious plot with a happy ending.

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Comedy

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A genre of dramatic works that is amusing and satirical in its tone, mostly having a cheerful ending.

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Melodrama

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A dramatic work that exaggerates plot and characters in order to appeal to the emotions, often featuring a heroic character and a villain.

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Fantasy

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A genre of theater that includes magical elements as an integral part of the plot, themes, and setting, often within a fictional universe.

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Absurdist Theatre

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A genre that focuses on the idea of existentialism and suggests that human existence has no meaning or purpose; often employs illogical situations.

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Docudrama

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A genre of theatre that is a dramatized reenactment of real-life events, typically aiming to offer a commentary on societal issues.

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