Types of Stages
A stage where the audience sits on 3 sides of the stage
What is a thrust theatre?
The area above the stage
What is the fly?
The part of the stage closest to the audience
What is downstage?
The large, expensive main curtain
What is the grand drape?
A rehearsal that practices only the technical elements
What is a Q2Q?
The stage where the audience sits on 1 side of the stage
What is a proscenium stage?
The part of the stage in front of the main curtain
What is the apron?
The part of the stage farthest away from the audience
What is upstage?
The curtain at the back of the proscenium stage
What is the cyclorama or cyc??
The person who writes the script for a play
What is a playwright?
A stage iwhere the audience sits on all 4 sides of the performers
What is an arena stage?
The floor of the stage behind the main curtain
What is the deck?
What the abbreviation UL represents
What is Upstage Left
People who work behind the scenes to create the show and help it run smoothly
What is the crew?
Objects actors use on stage such as books, weapons, or food
What are props?
This is a space that is not actually a theatre but it is used as one (a food court, a park, etc)
What is a found theatre?
Skinny curtains in the wings, used to mask sets/props/actors waiting to make an entrance
What are the legs?
Stage directions are always given from this point of view
What is the actor's perspective as they look at the audience
A lengthy speech made by one person
What is a monologue?
The scenery and furniture that create the setting of the play
What is the set?
This is a small space with flexible seating and limited technical capabilities, often in a school.
What is a Black Box Theatre?
Backstage areas on either side of the stage, not visible to the audience
What are the wings?
A stage which is slanted up toward the back of the theatre, used to let the audience see the performers better
What is a raked stage?
When all the lights are turned off on the stage
What is a blackout?
The area of theatre that focuses on everything that isn’t acting: lights, props, costumes, sets, sound, etc
What is Technical Theatre?
The type of stage we have in our cafeteria
What is a proscenium?
The area where we keep building supplies, paint and tools on stage right in the wings
What is the shop closet?
The imaginary barrier between the audience and the actors
What is the 4th Wall?
Bows taken at the end of the play
What is a curtain call?
Planned movement and positioning of actors by the director
What is blocking?