The Theatre/House
A lowered area located directly between the stage and the first row seats where the musicians perform.
Orchestra Pit
An invisible dividing “wall” between the stage and audience.
The Fourth Wall
A name given to a pipe used to support lighting equipment in a theater.
Electric
Complete absence of stage lighting.
A blackout.
Instead of good luck, we say...
Break A Leg!
Tiered-seating located close to and on either side of the stage.
Boxes
Directions when you're moving vertically on the stage.
Upstage/Downstage
The space above the stage (out of view from the audience) used to store scenery and equipment.
The Fly System
Warning to people on stage that the lights are about to be switched off.
Going dark.
One should always leave a light burning in an empty theatre...
A ghostlight
The third tier of seating, located farthest from the stage. The “cheap seats,” usually the most inexpensive in the house
Balcony
A route leading from one side of the stage to the other, out of the audience's view.
A crossover.
A walkway, usually above the stage and audience areas, providing provides access to stage equipment such as lighting.
Catwalk
A notification of a working session, such as a rehearsal notice.
A sound that's bad luck to make in a theatre...
A Whistle
The section of seats closest to the stage on the main floor of the theater. These are often the most prized and expensive seats in the theater.
Orchestra
A plain cloth or plastered wall filling the rear of the stage.
A cyc or Cyclorama
A transparent mesh fabric used for special effects on stage.
A Scrim
A notification to the actors & crew to take their positions on or just off the stage, as needed for the opening curtain.
Places!
We don't say Macbeth, on stage, we say...
The scottish play!
The second seating tier, usually overhanging the orchestra at its midpoint.
Mezzanine
The narrow curtains that run stage left to stage right mask the wings from the audience.
Legs
A long metal pipe that hangs above the stage or audience from which things may be hung, including stage curtains, lighting fixtures, and scenery.
A Batten
A warning given to technical staff by stage management that a cue is imminent.
Standby
Costumes shouldn't include this frill because its badddd luck!
Peacock feather!