Terms
Backdrop
What is scenery hung at the back of the stage
Auditorium
What is the part of the theatre accommodating the audience during the performance.
Actors
What is a person who portrays a character in a theatrical, film, or television production, utilizing speech, movement, and expression to bring a script to life
A gun cartridge with powder but no metal tip,
What is a Blank
A try-out hearing, usually competitive, of an actor or other performers seeking employment or to be cast in a play
What is an Audition
Bill
What is a program distributed at a theatre
Antagonist
What is a principal role, opposed to that of the hero
Director
What is the artistic visionary responsible for interpreting a script and overseeing all creative aspects of a stage production
Items used by and actor during a performance
What is a prop
A passage through seating
What is an aisle
Cue
What is a signal prompting an event in a performance
Blow
To forget ones lines or business
Audience
What is a collective group of people gathered at a specific time and place to experience a live performance, acting as active participants who engage with, react to, and "listen" to the show
To add lines or business not in the script
What is Ad Lib
The mood, the general emotional quality, of all or part of a dramatic piece or of its representation
What is atmosphere
Backing
what is a scenic piece as a backing behind an opening in the set
Bank
What is a group of lighting units or dimmers arranged in rows
Adjudicator
A person with a wide range of theatrical training and experience who views productions entered in festivals and shares their reaction with the actors and audience
The unseen area on either side of the stage hidden from the audience
What is wings
An unadorned performance space typically a large room with four walls and no assigned seating or playing areas
What is Black Box
Booth
A place, usually enclosed and at the back of the auditorium, from which an electrician can operate lighting and sound equipment
Breakaway
what is a prop or item of furniture designed to break/shatter with impact
Stage Manager
What is person in charge of running the show from the wings
Collectively, the parts of the theatre that lie behind the proscenium arch
What is back stage
At the moment when the rising curtain first discloses a scene
What is at rise