Stage spaces
Amount of stage visible to the audience
What is playing space?
Tables on either side of the stage to rest props
What are prop tables?
Side hanging curtains that block the backstage area
What are legs?
Classic Greek theatre where the audience sits in a fan shape
What is an amphitheatre?
A stage where the audience completely surrounds the playing space
What is theatre in the round?
Amount of stage not visible to the audience where scenery is stored
What is wing space (backstage)?
Place where the actors get dressed
What is a dressing room?
Horizontal curtains that block the audience from seeing anything above the stage
What are borders?
A stage that extends into the audience area
What is a thrust?
A curtain that has a show title normally taking place of the main drape
What is an olio?
What is crossover?
When an actor has limited time to change outfits
What is a quick change?
Main curtain of the stage
What is the grand drape?
Most common type of stage which divides the audience from the playing space
What is a proscenium stage?
A type of stage that uses any available space
What is an alternative stage?
The area for the audience to sit and watch the performance
What is house?
Area at the back of the theatre where the can be brought in
What is a loading dock?
White or blue curtain used to bounce color on
What is a Cyc or cyclorama?
Flexible performing space where the audience can be positioned anywhere
What is a black box?
Room where the actors wait prior to going on stage
What is a green room?
A magical curtains used to reveal on stage
What is a scrim?
A stage often used in a runway setup
What is a traverse stage?
The batten, grid, purchase lines, arbor, and counterweight all make up the following
What is a rigging system (fly system)?