The group of actors and technicians who work together to present a play
What is the company
100
The place that sells tickets to a performance
What is the box office
100
A narrow walkway suspended from the ceiling of a theater from which lights and scenery can be hung
What is the catwalk
100
Signals that are given to actors, crew members, and/or musicians
What is a cue
100
A remark made by a character in a play which is said to the audience
What is an aside
200
The group of actors who perform in a play
What is the cast
200
A room backstage where the performers wait to go on stage and relax
What is the green room
200
The area immediately offstage left and right where actors stand to await their cues
What are the wings
200
The instructions that actors use to know exactly where they are supposed to be on stage at all times
What is blocking
200
The first time a play is rehearsed on stage in which the lighting, sound, and scenery are used
What is a technical rehearsal
300
The backstage technical group of people responsible for running the show
What is the crew
300
The place in a theater from which all the lights and sound are controlled
What is the control booth
300
The seating area of a theater (auditorium), but also the audience itself
What is the house
300
Stage direction meaning to move across the stage from one side to the other
What is a cross
300
When an actor has the ability to say or do something at the best moment for the most effect
What is timing
400
The group of actors, singers, and/or dancers who perform together on stage
What is the ensemble
400
The part of a theater which is not seen by the audience
What is back stage
400
A basic or common type of stage, also known as a "picture frame" stage, where the arch acts as the frame that separates the acting space from the audience.
What is a proscenium stage
400
To make something up on the spur of the moment; without preparation
What is an ad lib
400
To dismantle the set of a play and reduce it to its basic elements after the last performance
What is striking
500
The group of dancers and singers of a musical
What is the chorus
500
A central stage surrounded by audience on all sides
What is an arena stage
500
A platform stage surrounded on three sides by the audience
What is a thrust stage
500
A speech in which an actor, usually alone on stage, speaks his/her thoughts aloud