This is what most people think of as a traditional theatre stage
Proscenium
The front of the stage is called
Downstage
(will accept apron)
What play title should you never speak in a theater?
Macbeth
the offstage area on either side
The Wings
When you sit at a table and read the script out loud
Table Read
To walk across the stage
cross
Stage with the audience on three sides of the acting space
Thrust
The back part of the stage still visible to the audience
Upstage
Describe a ghost light and what it is used for
the place where the audience sits
The house
When you have the script memorized
Off book
To face the audience at all times
The phrase used to describe a stage with the audience on four, or all, sides.
The Left part of the stage from the point of view of the actor
Stage Left
The phrase you say to someone who is about to start a show
Break a leg
the "picture frame" arch in many theatres
Proscenium arch
the actions you do on the stage OR the part of the rehearsal when the director tells you where to stand on the stage
Blocking
describe the "fourth wall" or "breaking the fourth wall"
looking out at the audience acknowledging that you are in a performance
Another name for a "traverse" stage
Alley or Corridor
The right side of the stage from the point of view of the actor
Stage Right
Why are there so many ghosts in theatres?
Up to you!
The area in front of the proscenium
rehearsal when you introduce technical elements
Tech rehearsal
Getting cast as the same type of characters over and over
Type cast
Bonus: Andrea's Last Name
Gunoe
The left side of the stage from the point of the view of the audience
Stage Right
Describe "spirit gum"
adhesive for fake hair
Curtains blocking the view in the wings of the theater
Legs
Rehearsal where everyone is in costume and all the tech has been added
Dress rehearsal
Reading a scene in an audition or rehearsal when you have never read it before
cold read
The right side of the stage from the point of view of the audience
Stage Left
Describe a monologue
Talking for a while by yourself
Stop and start rehearsal where you work on specific parts of the play as you go
Work-through
The thing you do before an audition when you say your name and the part you will be reading
Slate