Stages
Must have arch. Audience watches from the front.
What is a proscenium stage?
What is apron?
Shakespeare in the park takes place on this type of stage.
What is environmental?
The area of seating directly behind orchestra seats.
What is mezzanine?
The imaginary line at the front of the stage.
What is plaster line or curtain line?
Stage directions are told like a clock.
What is arena stage?
If you are a comedian, you would wait in this room prior to the start of your show.
What is the green room?
The stage is not raised, and the audience sits on the opposite end of the room.
What is black box?
You would go here to pick up tickets already purchased.
What is will-call?
This type of stage has 3 names - list them.
What is flexible, found, or environmental?
Looks like a peninsula.
What is thrust stage?
The area of the theatre where the audience sits.
What is the house?
The audience is sitting on all 3 sides.
What is a thrust stage?
The first few rows of seats in the theatre are called this:
What are orchestra seats?
A small, intimate show would typically take place on this type of stage.
What is black box?
No raised stage. Four walls and a ceiling.
What is a black box?
The area of the theatre where the actors and crew belong.
What is backstage?
The audience is sitting on all 4 sides.
What is arena stage?
The area of the theatre where the orchestra sits with their instruments.
What is the pit?
The system of ropes and pulleys used to move scenery on/off stage quickly.
What is the fly system?
Anywhere that is not already a theatre.
What is found stage (environmental or flexible also accepted.)
The area where actors/actresses change into their costumes and apply makeup.
What is the dressing room?
BCMS has this type of stage.
What is proscenium?
The area of the theatre that has the lobby.
What is front of house?
BCMS has this type of stage. Spell it.
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