Stage Areas
Back stage.
What is the movement from one area to another onstage called?
Crossing.
What is the position of the actor called when they are facing the audience or nearly so?
Open.
What is the drop farthest upstage than any setting called?
Back drop.
What is the part of the stage away from the audience?
Upstage.
What is it called when an actor moves in front of another actor, blocking them from the audience's view?
Covering.
What is the position of an actor when they are turned away from the audience?
Closed.
What is the part of the stage that extends toward the audience in front of the curtain called?
The apron.
What is the area offstage to the left and right of the acting areas?
The wings.
What is the term applied to working out the actor's movements and positions during rehearsals?
Blocking.
What is it called when two actors share a scene where they are both "open" to an equal degree?
Share.
What is an uninterrupted rehearsal of a scene, act, or entire play called?
A run-through.
What is the area of the stage to the right of the actors when he/she is facing the audience?
Stage right.
What is the direction from the stage manager for everyone to be in their position at the beginning of an act?
Places.
What is it called when two actors are not equally "open", and one receives greater emphasis than the other?
Give, take.
What is a small part with a few lines called?
A bit part.
What is the area offstage to the left of the actor when he/she is facing the audience?
Stage left.
What is the direction the stage manager gives for everyone not immediately involved to leave the stage prior to the beginning of an act?
Clear stage.
What is it called when an actor must hold a position or expression?
Freezing.
What is a canvas-covered frame that constitutes the walls of a stage setting called?
A flat.