Parts of the Stage
Term for the exact middle of the stage
What is center stage?
A chorus was made up of only this type of person
What are men?
The most common type of stage with only one section of audience
What is proscenium?
This person is known as the first actor
Who is Thespis?
The person in charge of casting and creating the vision for the show
Who is the director?
Moving closer to the audience
What is downstage?
The Greek god of theatre and wine
Who is Dionysus?
The audience sits on all sides of this type of stage
What is in-the-round or arena?
Hymns to Dionysus that later became scripts for plays
What are dithyramb?
The director's right-hand person, in charge of making sure everything runs smoothly
Who is the stage manager?
Moving away from the audience
What is upstage?
This Greek word describes a type of play where the protagonist meets an unhappy fate
What is tragedy?
This is a small type of theatre with movable seats and no windows
What is a black box?
Greek actors wore these to show emotion and help them play multiple characters
What are masks?
The person in charge of everything you hear during a show
Who is the sound designer?
The area off to either side of the stage
What are the wings?
The area where the chorus stood to perform
What is the orchestra?
This type of stage has three sections of audience seating
What is a thrust stage?
This group of people helped narrate the story and function as the "voice of the audience"
What is a Greek chorus?
This person designs the physical surroundings of the show
Who is the scenic or set designer?
The area the audience cannot see behind the stage; used for storage and a holding area
What is backstage?
This Greek word translates to "goat song"
What is tragedy?
Runways are like this; a stage with the audience on either side
What is traverse or alley?
A device used to "fly" in actors playing gods, sort of like a crane
What is deus ex machina?
This person designs all of the clothing and accessories worn by the actors
Who is the costume designer?