Types of Stages
This stage is similar to a fashion runway, where the audience its on 2-3 sides of the performers
What is a thrust stage?
The area above the stage
What is the fly?
Stage directions are always given from this perspective
What is the actor's perspective facing the audience?
Turned completely facing the audience
What is full front?
Where the audience sits in a theatre
What is the house?
This stage is similar to a movie theatre, where the audience sits on 1 side of the performers
What is a proscenium stage?
The part of the stage in front of the main curtain
What is the apron?
A movement from one area of the stage to another
What is a cross?
Turned sideways to the audience
What if profile right or left?
The large, expensive main curtain
What is the grand drape?
This stage is similar to a sports arena, where the audience sits on all 4 sides of the performers
What is an arena stage?
The floor of the stage behind the main curtain
What is the deck?
The part of the stage closest to the audience
What is downstage?
Turned facing the rear of the stage
What is full back?
Skinny curtains in the wings, used to mask sets/props/actors waiting to make an entrance
What are legs?
This stage wasn’t intended to be a stage
What is a found stage?
Any area of the stage not visible to the audience
What is the backstage?
The part of the stage farthest away from the audience
What is upstage?
Turned slightly left or right while facing the audience
What is 1/4 left or right?
The most important person in a theatre company; they run the show during rehearsals and performances, organize the show, and assist the director
What is the stage manager?
This stage, which is often a classroom and frequently painted black, can be configured a lot of different ways
What is a Black Box?
Backstage areas on either side of the stage, not visible to the audience
What are the wings?
Moving to a position closer to center stage
What is moving on?
Getting into a position that will allow the audience to see and hear you better
What is cheating out?
A universal set of pieces that can be put together in various ways to use as a set; used for UIL
What is a unit set?