Parts of the Theatre
Stage Sections
Safety
Our Auditorium
100
The area above the stage where lights, curtains, and sometimes scenery hang.
What is the fly space?
100
It's the area of the stage occupied by the lady in the red dress.
What is upstage right?
100
This is what you should shout when lowering a batten holding scenery, lights, or curtains.
What is "Heads!"
or
What is "Batten coming down!"
100
The light booth has this many windows that overlook the back of the auditorium.
What are three?
200
The frame around the front of the stage where the front curtain hangs.
What is the proscenium arch?
200
The actor above is standing on this section of the stage.
What is downstage center?
200
In case of a fire, it's important to know where these are.
What are exits?
OR
What are extinguishers?
200
This is the number of exits on the stage in our auditorium.
What are three?
300
The area at the front of the stage, directly above the orchestra pit.
What is the apron?
300
The actress in the blue dress and red jacket is standing in roughly this position.
What is center left?
300
In order to avoid stepping a nail, you should regularly do this the stage.
What is sweep?
300
The offstage fire extinguisher in our auditorium can be found behind this.
What is the sound board?
400
If the audience sees a character go off stage to the left (from their perspective), the script would say the characters exits in this direction.
What is stage right?
400
These two actors sit facing each other at this position on the stage.
What is center stage?
400
If a batten begins to fall, you should never do this to try and stop it.
What is "grab the rope"?
400
For our performances, this area is where you would find both the attendance desk (our box office) and the entrance to the light booth.
What is the lobby?
500
This is the flat, solid thing at the rear of the stage. Don't forget the quotation marks!
What is the "back wall"?
500
The actor in the brown pants is standing at this position on the stage.
What is downstage left?
500
This is the only thing that is more important than the safety of the performers and crew members working on the production.
What is nothing?
500
While our auditorium does have plenty of seating, it does not have these two sections of seats.
What are the mezzanine and balconies?