Stage Directions
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What is center stage?
The lounge backstage
What is the green room?
The most common type of stage
The term used to describe the auditorium
What is the house?
This person handles the financial side of the production
Who is the producer?
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What is upstage left?
the place where actors put on makeup and change into their costumes
What is the dressing room?
The audience sits on all sides surrounding the stage?
What is an arena stage/in the round?
The stage manager calls light and sound cues from here
What is the booth?
second in command to the director, calls cues during the show
Who is the stage manager?
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What is downstage right?
a workshop where set pieces, flats, platforms, and other pieces of scenery are created
What is the scene shop?
a style of performance where the audience is immersed within the experience, often interacting directly with actors and elements of the story
What is immersive theatre?
The second level of seating
What is the mezzanine (the mezz)?
This person creates the musical composition of a musical
Who is the composer?
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What is downstage left?
WHERE ACTORS AND WORKERS ENTER FROM THE STREET TO THE AREA OF A THEATER BEHIND THE STAGE
what is the stage door?
a flexible, often small performance space characterized by its simple, versatile design
What is a blackbox theatre?
The seats closest to the stage
What is the orchestra?
a group of actors who work collaboratively to support the overall performance, they often play multiple characters
What is the ensemble?
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What is the proscenium line?
space where the costumes are designed, built, and stored for the company or production
what is the costume shop?
The audience sits on 3 sides of the stage
What is a thrust stage?
The space where the orchestra plays during the show
What is the pit?
This person researches the historical contexts of the show including the time period the play lies within, the time period it was written in, etc.
Who is the dramaturg?