Theatre Heirarchy
The most powerful person in the theatre.
Who is the Producer?
Designed so that the actors are always facing the audience unless told to turn away.
What is a Proscenium Stage?
Where the audience sits during a performance.
What is the Auditorium?
Curtain just upstage of the main curtain.
What is the Grand Drape?
Where carpenters build the set.
What is the Scene Shop?
Works with actors, stage manager,producer,artistic director and designers to create a successful show
Who is the Director?
Has a proscenium arch but the main acting area juts out into the audience causing actors to have an audience on 3 sides.
What is a Thrust Stage?
Usually all the way down during a musical.
What is the orchestra pit?
Hides the fly space from the audience.
What are the teasers or borders?
Where costumes are cut out, sewn, and fitted to each actor.
What is the costume Shop?
Is responsible for keeping the production within budget.
Who is the Business Manager?
You can get the maximum number of audience members closest to the actors.
What is an Arena Stage?
Can close off almost the entire stage from the audience.
What is the Main Curtain?
Hide the wing area from the audience.
What are the Legs?
Where actors hang out when they are not on stage.
What is the Green Room?
The brain that tells all other people what to do during a production.
Who is the stage manager?
Up Stage, Down Stage, Center Stage
What are Stage Directions?
Large open space with pipes, curtains, and lighting instrument hanging in the air.
What is the Fly Space?
Large backdrop that is the last curtain and usually white.
What is the Cyc?
Where actors change clothes, do make-up & get ready to peerform.
What is the Dressing Room?
Control the sound reinforcement and sound effects during a show from the mix position in the auditorium
Who are the Sound Techs?
Full Front, Full Back, Left & Right Profile
What is scenery placement directions?
Pipes that can lower and rise to hang scenery.
What are the Battens?
Specialty curtain that looks solid when lit from the front but transparent when lit from the rear.
What is the Scrim?
Where rehearsal schedules, tech schedules, sign up sheets and all messages are posted.
What is the Call Board?