Parts of the Stage
The part of the performance area (stage) furthest from the audience.
What is upstage
This type of stage would work best for a fashion show.
What is a Thrust Stage
This person is responsible for creating dance movements for a show.
Who is the choreographer?
These curtains helps block the wings of the staging area.
What are legs?
This term is used to describe the directions given to the actors on stage.
What are stage directions?
The middle of the performance area is referred to as this.
What is center stage?
For this type of stage, the audience is seated on all sides.
What is an arena?
This person is responsible for leading actors and designers in the overall vision of a production.
Who is the director?
This curtain is closest to the audience.
What is the grand?
Theater, spelled this way, refers to this definition.
The building or location.
The parts of the stage that is unseen by the audience.
What are the wings?
The type of stage we have at Reagan.
What is a proscenium?
This person designs the set pieces for the production.
What is a set designer?
This curtain opens and closes to block off the center of the stage.
What is the traveler?
This refers to where the audience sits.
What is the house?
Stage directions are given from whose perspective?
What is the actor?
An open space that provides flexibility in how the stage and seating is arranged is referred to as this.
What is a black box?
The person in charge of all non-performance areas of the Theater.
Who is the House Manager?
This is the big white curtain at the back of the stage, used for reflecting light.
What is the cyclorama?
A stage tilted from back to front.
What is a raked stage?
The part of the stage in front of the proscenium is known as this.
What is the apron?
A long and narrow stage with the audience seated on both sides.
What is a traverse stage?
This person supervises the technical design and reports directly to the director.
What is a technical director?
Where the orchestra performs during a show.
What is the pit?
The last few words, actions, or technical effects that prompt another actions is known as this term.
What is a cue?