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?
Where the audience sits in a theatre
What is the house?
The oil from your hands will degrade the fireproofing?
What is why you shouldn't touch the curtains?
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?
Getting into a position that will allow the audience to see and hear you better
What is cheating out?
The name of the storage space where materials for building sets and props - paint, lumber, tools, etc - are kept in our theatre?
What is the shop closet?
The type of stage best suited to big shows and musicals with large casts, big sets, orchestras, and special effects?
What is Proscenium?
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 large, expensive main curtain
What is the grand drape?
The part of the stage closest to the audience
What is downstage?
Skinny curtains in the wings, used to mask sets/props/actors waiting to make an entrance
What are legs?
Where the pulleys we open and close the curtains with are located.
What is stage left in the wings?
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?
A stage that is slanted upward toward the back of the theatre to allow actors at the back of the stage to be seen better.
What is a raked stage?
Only talking and interacting with people on your assigned team.
What is staying in your bubble?
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?
The planned movement of actors on stage that helps tell the story, convey the subplot, and focus the audience.
What is blocking?
A group of set pieces used throughout Texas for the UIL One Act Play competition that can be put together in various ways to use as a set
What is a unit set?
Respect - for yourself, your classmates, Dr. M, and your classroom.
What is the #1 rule in Theatre class?