Symbols and significance in a theatrical text carry a particular attribute for the reader due to their deep impact on comprehension, as the theatrical text primarily depends on the playwright’s vision. Multiple and diverse symbols and significances reflect the use of different languages, but in a concise manner that makes the theatrical language brief and uniquely understandable for the audience. They may also represent a specific event, either as an image or a rhetorical figure, in a suggestive language carrying multiple layers of meaning for the audience, influencing the reader’s mind, engaging them, and placing them in a reflective process to interpret the symbol or significance. Furthermore, symbols and significance enhance the textual meaning of the theatrical work due to their strong impact on the audience. Given that a theatrical text contains a set of hidden ideas and themes, it is the responsibility of the audience to decode these ideas and symbols in order to understand the vital and dynamic meaning of the theatrical text. The theatrical text often reflects circumstances that may be social, cultural, or politically intertwined. Therefore, the playwright resorts to the use of symbols and significance, which manifest in language, character, imagery, and setting. The theatrical language mostly relies on symbolic and semiotic condensation, directly depending on semantic lines that reflect dimensions that may be psychological, related to the character, or mental and intellectual, related to a significance that hints rather than explicitly states. Symbols and significance appear in various sources, including linguistic origins and philosophical references. This can be observed in Al-Jahiz’s Book of Animals, which discusses brevity and the use of condensation in Arabic texts to highlight the depth and complexity of meaning. This approach has been adopted by authors of global theatrical texts through the use of symbol, significance, and gesture. Almustaqbal University, The First University in Iraq