Stage Directions
SR
Stage Right
SL
Stage Left
Facing back wall
Full back
Facing audience
Full front
What is the purple curtain called?
Grand Curtain/Grand Drape
Upstage
DS
Downstage
Facing stage left
Profile Left
Facing Stage Right
Profile Right
What are the offstage areas/curtains called?
Wings
DSR
Downstage Right
DSL
Downstage Left
In between profile right and full front
1/4 right
In between full front and profile left
1/4 left
The lights hang from a pole called a
Batten
C
Center
USR
Upstage Right
In between full back and profile left
3/4 left
In between profile right and full back
3/4 right
What is the imaginary line that separates the apron from the rest of the stage called?
Proscenium Line
USL
Upstage Left
The most downstage portion of the stage (in front of the grand curtain)
Apron
Name all 8 body positions in order going clockwise (start with full front)
Full front, 1/4 right, profile right, 3/4 right, full back, 3/4 left, profile left, 1/4 left
Name all 8 body positions in order going clockwise (start with full front)
Full front, 1/4 left, profile left, 3/4 left, full back, 3/4 right, profile right, 1/4 right
Explain what a "cross" is in blocking.
Moving from one stage area to another