Vocab 1
The area in which the audience sits.
What is the house?
In or to the area behind the stage in a theater or concert hall.
What is backstage?
The direction on stage that is farthest from the audience.
What is upstage?
At or toward the front of a stage.
What is downstage?
The curtain that hangs at the front of a theatrical stage, which closes off the acting area from the audience's view.
What is the grand drape?
The vertical curtains on either side of the stage.
What are the legs?
The sides of the stage that are not visible to the audience.
What are the wings?
Written instructions in a script that provide guidance on how actors move, behave, or interact on stage.
What are stage directions?
The part of a theater stage in front of the curtain.
What is the proscenium?
The part of the stage that extends past the proscenium arch and into the audience.
What is the apron?
Left of the stage in perspective of an actor facing the audience.
What is stage left?
Right of the stage in perspective of an actor facing the audience.
The space that separates a performer or performance from an audience.
What is the fourth wall?
The precise planning and positioning of actors on stage during a performance.
What is blocking?
Not taking place on the stage and so not visible to the audience.
What is off stage?
A stage that is sloped.
What is raked?
The first actor to break away from the chorus.
Who is Thespis?
The seating area in ancient Greek theaters.
What is the theatron?
Semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus.
What is the orchestra?
The structure at the back of the stage.
What is a skene?
The entrance passages in ancient Greek theaters that allow the chorus and actors to enter the orchestra.
What is the paradoi?
Plot device where unsolvable conflict is suddenly resolved by implausible character, object, action, or event.
What is Deus Ex Machina?
The three famous Greek tragedians.
Who are Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides?
Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath.
Who is Aristotle?
A famous Greek playwright, known for countless comedies.
Who is Menander?