Theatre Hierarchy
The most powerful person in the theatre.
Who is the producer?
This type of stage is a traditional stage that includes an area where the audience sits on one side. This type of stage is the usual type of stage we think of.
What is the Proscenium Stage?
The part of the stage extends past the proscenium arch toward the audience.
What is the apron?
The position to face the audience directly.
What is full front?
Pre-Existing songs pieced together to tell a new story.
What is a Jukebox Musical?
Responsible for making up all the dances in a show.
Who is the choreographer?
This type of stage is surrounded by an audience on all sides. Sometimes known as theatre-in-the-round.
What is an arena stage
Offstage spaces to the sides of the acting area.
What are the wings?
This is considered the weakest position
What is full back?
The nonverbal imitation of an action or activity without the use of objects or properties OR A performer who uses only gesture, expression, and movement.
What is Mime?
Works with the singers in a musical.
Who is the vocal coach?
This type of stage has the audience seated on 3 sides.
What is a thrust stage?
Where the audience sits in the theatre.
What is the House?
The position an actor would be in to face the theater curtain
What is full front?
A series of mimed actions or activities that normally follows a simple storyline with a beginning, middle, and end.
What is Pantomime?
Makes all the final artistic decisions, captain of the ship.
Who is the director?
Walking away from the audience would be walking in this direction.
What is upstage?
The draperies covering the proscenium opening, separating the audience from the stage
What is the Grand Drape?
Unless there is a dramatic reason, actors should avoid these positions since they exclude audiences seated in the far left and the far right.
What is Left and Right Profile?
Do not be on this while the show is happening.
What is a cellphone?
Responsible for conferring with the director to get the physical environment onstage to work with the director’s concept of the play.
Who are the designers?
A simple, open space consisting of four walls, a floor, and a ceiling that are all painted black. Seating can be arranged to any configuration.
What is a Black Box Theatre?
A slanted stage, where upstage is slightly higher than downstage. We get stage directions from this.
What is a raked stage?
When speaking to another character onstage, these are the most common positions.
What are 1/4 Right and 1/4 Left?
Stage directions are from the perspective of this person.
Who is the actor?