Places
A building used for the presentation of plays.
What is a Theater?
A gathering of spectators assembled to watch a dramatic performance.
What is an Audience?
What is it to play the part of; perform on stage?
Act
The drapery that shuts off the stage from the audience.
What is a Curtain?
_______ stage is the picture frame arch through which an audience watches a play.
Proscenium
The seating area of a theater for the audience is called the _____________.
House
Who is the person in charge of molding all aspects of production into a unified whole?
The Director
What is "he/she leaves" in Latin?
Exit
_____________ are all the stage furnishings.
Props
A __________ stage is a low platform stage that projects into the audience.
Thrust
What is the waiting area offstage used by actors?
Green Room
The person(s) who create the production's set, props, lighting, sound, costumes, and makeup.
What is a Designer?
Determining the basic movements of the actors during a play.
What is Blocking?
The written text of a play.
What is a Script?
An oval or round structure with no roof and tiered seats from the center.
What is an Amphitheater?
The area behind the set that is not visible to the audience.
What is Backstage?
A ___________ is a special consultant who provides specific, in-depth knowledge and literary resources to a director, producer, or an entire company
Dramaturg
What is "they leave" in Latin?
Exeunt
Clothing worn by actors during a performance.
What are Costumes?
What stage has the audience on 3-4 sides? (Similar to theater in the round)
Arena
The _______ are the offstage areas to the right and left of the set.
Wings
A dramatist; someone who writes plays.
What is a Playwright?
______________ is the type of acting in which a cast works as a team.
Ensemble
Dramatic literature of its performance.
What is Theatre?
A small theater painted in all black with no proscenium arch, and moldable.
What is a Black Box?