300 Helpful Adjectives Describing Energy in Performance

Below is an updated table of 300 practical words describing performance energy. This list of adjectives will help theatre students effectively describe the type of energy demonstrated by performers in either their own drama shows or those performed by others. This updated list adds another 100 helpful words.

It is typical in drama courses across the world for students to self reflect on their own performances. Common to all performances is the actor’s use of energy. This can be described as anything from lacklustre to frenetic energy and everything in between. The problem is students often find energy difficult to describe in written responses.

Similarly, students of drama usually visit the professional theatre. Here, the degree of energy applied by the performers often needs to be described by the drama students post-performance in a critique, analysis or evaluation of the play or musical seen.

This list of 300 adjectives describing energy in a theatre performance should prove useful for students everywhere.

If you are not sure of the meaning of a particular word, use the dictionary link at the bottom of the table.

Adjectives for Energy

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