Stage Directions
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What is up left?
When you are on stage when the lights come up and the play begins.
What is being discovered?
A play is one of these if one of the characters dies.
What is a tragedy?
For this type of stage the cast can only enter through the aisles.
What is arena or theater-in-the-round?
The person who hangs and circuits the lights for the show.
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What is down right?
The drop at near the back wall of the stage used for projections or lighting effects.
What is a cyc?
The plot is moved this way in a musical.
What is dialogue, singing, and dancing?
A stage that has a backstage space as well as an audience on 3 sides.
What is a 3/4 thrust?
The person who teaches the vocal parts to the cast.
Who is the musical director?
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What is counter cross?
An actor who forces another actor to turn their back on the audience.
What is upstaging?
This type of comedy makes fun of politics or other societal norms.
What is satire?
This type of space can be used a variety of ways.
What is a black box?
The person who runs the show for every performance.
Who is the stage manager?
The reason upstage and downstage have those names.
What is a raked stage?
The lip of the stage that is sometimes used as an acting area.
What is the apron?
What is it is live?
This stage name means "before the scene."
What is proscenium?
The group of people who help the actors with fast changes.
Who is the wardrobe crew?
The stage directions are from this person's point of view.
Who is the actor?
Used to create entrances and exits for the actors.
What are the legs?
The dialogue in a opera.
What is a recitative?
This space has audience seating on 3 sides.
What is 3/4 stage?
The person who assists the choreographer and learns all the dance numbers.
Who is the dance captain?