Types of Performance
This type of performance is based on human suffering and mainly the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character.
What is Tragedy?
This area of the stage is only accessible only to performers and technicians. It includes the wings, crossover, and dressing rooms. Typically this refers to the areas directly accessible from the stage and does not include spaces such as control booths or orchestra pit.
What is backstage?
This term refers to a rehearsal of physical action taking by actors during a scene, including entrances and exits.
What is blocking?
What is choreographer?
This theater thrusts into the auditorium with the audience sitting on three sides.
What is a thrust stage?
This type of performance is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance.
What is Musical Theater?
This part of the stage refers to the area in front of the procenium arch and can include the orchestra pit when it is not in use.
What is the Apron?
This term refers to a quick statement of a performers name and what they will be performing. Used during auditions.
What is Slating?
This person is an offstage performer who only goes on if someone in the ensemble is unable to do so. This person learned all ensemble parts and is one of the most talented performers there is.
What is a swing?
This theater has a central performance area enclosed by the audience on all sides.
What is in the round?
This type of performance is a theatrical movement arising in the early to mid 20th century from the theories and practice of a number of theater practitioners who responded to the political climate of the time through the creation new political dramas.
What is Epic?
This part of the stage refers to the system of ropes, counterweights, pullies, and other such tools designed to allow a technical crew to quickly move set pieces, lights, and microphones on and off stage quickly by "flying" them in from a large opening above the stage.
What is a fly system?
This term refers to a performance type of a longer speech used by a single actor without breaks for dialogue.
What is monologue?
This person is responsible for the lighting and other technical arrangements for a stage play. They run the show. They call every cue, every light change, every sound effect, every set change. They are the knower of all!
What is the Stage Manager?
This theater is a theater in the round but on a larger scale. It typically holds concerts and sporting events.
What is arena.
This type of performance is a dramatic work that exaggerates plot and/or characters in order to appeal to the emotions. It is usually based around having the same character traits and sterotypical.
What is Melodrama?
This part of the stage refers to the short drapes hung above the stage, spanning its width. They are used to make equipment like lights hidden above. They are backed with heat and flame-resistant material.
What are borders?
This term refers to a regional accent that is often adopted by actors to make their role more believable.
What is dialect?
This person oversees all aspects of mounting a theater production. They are responsible for the overall financial and managerial functions of a production or venue, raises or provides financial backing, and hires personnel for creative positions.
What is the Producer?
This stage has an architectural frame that is an arch like shape. These stages are deep and sometimes ranked. It typically holds an orchestra pit for live music and has the audience only facing the front.
What is Proscenium?
This type of performance is a comedy that seeks to entertain an audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, ridiculous, absurd, and improbable.
What is Farce?
This part of the stage refers to the passage situated below or hind a tier of seats and is the best route for the audience to make to get to the exits.
What is Vomitorium?
This term refers to what drives a character to say what they saw and do what they do.
What is motivation.
This persons primary task is to support the play's development by asking key questions, starting conversations, researching, providing context, and helping the artists as they work together to deliver the intended story.
What is Dramaturgy?
This theater is a flexible performance space but when stripped to their basics, is a single room painted black.
What is black box?