Stage Directions
Actors do not write out CROSS THE STAGE instead they write ...
WHAT IS X
Hand items that actors bring onstage or are pre-set on the stage
What are props?
The person who writes the plays?
What is the Playwright
This stage has the audience on all four sides
What is an arena stage or theater in the round?
When the actors are away from the audience it is called?
What is Upstage
The area located directly in front of the main curtain
What is the apron?
The person in charge?
Who is the Director?
This stage has a frame around the stage and audience sits directly in front of the actors.
What is a proscenium stage?
When the actor is in the middle of the stage it is called?
What is the Center Stage
The area created by curtains where actors wait before entering onto the stage
What are the Wings?
This person runs the show once the performances begin
What is the stage manager
This type of stage has the audience on three sides of the actors.
What is a thrust stage?
Actors write this in the script for DOWN STAGE RIGHT?
What is DSR
The area where scenery is stored above the stage
What is the Flyspace?
This person creates the dances for a production
What is the choreographer
A football stadium is basically this type of stage
What is an arena stage
Long ago UPSTAGE got its name because...
The Stage was racked up in the back of the stage and the audience was on a flat surface.
The large white curtain that hangs upstage
What is the Cyc (Cyclorama)
This person is in charge of the auditorium and lobby
Who is the house manager
Runway models tend to walk in this type of stage setting
What is a thrust stage