On Stage
The area that’s exactly in the middle of the acting area on the stage.
What is Center Stage
A space in which the audience sits around all sides of the stage,like a football game in a stadium.
What is an Arena
A backstage room where the actors dress and apply makeup before they go onstage.
What is the Dressing Room
The seating area of a theater and sometimes, the audience itself is called this.
What is the House
The musicians for musical theater are seated here in the theater.
What is the Pit
The area of the stage that’s closer to the audience.
What is Downstage
A simple and plain performance space where the actors are on the floor and audience seats are elevated, like at a movie theater.
What is Black Box
The area or room from where technicians control the lights and sound for a show.
What is a Booth
The part of the theater that is not open to the public and is used by technicians or actors.
What is the Back of the House
The area behind the set that actors and technicians use to move from stage left to right without being seen by the audience is called this
What is the Crossover Space
The areas of the stage that are to the actor’s left
What is Stage Left
A space in which the audience sits in front of the elevated stage.
What is Proscenium
A backstage room where the actors wait before they go onstage.
What is the Green Room
The part of the theater that is used by the audience, like a theater’s lobby
The place where sets are built is called this
What is the Scene Shop
The area of the stage that’s just in front of the curtain.
What is the Apron
A stage that is surrounded on three sides by the audience
What is Thrust
A hidden compartment that’s built into the stage floor that allows actors to make surprising and dramatic entrances and exits from hidden places underneath or behind the stage.
What is a Trap Door
The seating area that is closest to the stage in the main part of the house.
What is the Orchestra
The partial curtains behind the main curtain that block the audience's view of off stage areas are called this
What are Legs
The areas just off stage, not seen by the audience.
What are the Wings
The type of stage do we have at Joseph Case High School
A narrow metal bridge or walkway that’s usually very close to the ceiling and above the stage and audience.
What is the Catwalk
The upper part of the house. It sometimes overhangs the main part of the house.
What is the Balcony
The supporting structure that hangs near the ceiling, above the stage or house. Lights and scenery are attached to this.
What is the Grid