What are House Seats?
This person covers a few principal roles is a member of the ensemble.
What is an Understudy?
This is the standard theater set up. One side seating.
What is Proscenium?
First time the cast rehearses with the orchestra.
A light left on for visibility after the show.
What is a Ghost light?
This is what the ground level of seating is traditionally called in the US.
What is the Orchestra?
This person covers a lead role and is off stage.
What is a Standby?
What is a Thrust setup?
This is the first time the actors rehearse with the orchestra including the blocking.
What is a s wandelprobe?
No more notes or changes to the show.
This is what the second or "middle" level of seating is traditionally referred to as in the U.S.
What is the Mezzanine?
This person covers multiple ensemble tracks and is off stage.
What is a Swing?
Seating on all sides of the stage.
10 hours out of a 12 hour day. 2 hours for lunch.
10 out of 12.
The period where changes are still being made to the show, but audiences are present.
What are previews?
This is what the ground level of seating is referred to as in the West End.
What are the Stalls?
This person serves as the "CEO" of the production when the Director leaves.
What is the Production Stage Manager?
When the set extends out into the audience.
What is site/environmental specific?
Audience attends a final dress rehearsal.
What is an Invited Dress.
The time actors (according to equity) are required to be at the theater.
30 min
This is what the second tier of seating is referred to as in the West End.
Production Assistant.
An example of Site Specific.
I.E. Cabaret.
What is Equity Chorus Call?
This is what AEA stands for.
What is Actors Equity Association?