Stage Directions
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What is CENTERSTAGE RIGHT?
A traditional theater with a "picture frame' between the audience and the stage
What is a Proscenium Theater?
The part of the stage that the audience cannot see
What is BACKSTAGE?
Person(s) who greet audience members into the theater, hand out playbills and escort patrons to their seats
Who are USHERS?
The person who assists the director throughout the rehearsal process with blocking actors, running scenes and being "on book" when actors are absent
Who is the ASSISTANT DIRECTOR?
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What is UPSTAGE RIGHT?
A venue with the audience on two sides
What is a TRAVERSE stage?
The ORCHESTRA, MEZZANINE and BALCONY are parts of what?
What is the HOUSE or AUDITORIUM?
The person in charge of the 'vision' of the show who shapes the actors performances throughout the rehearsal process
Who is the DIRECTOR / CHOREOGRAPHER?
The person in charge of creating the overall look and the individual designs of what actors wear onstage
Who is the COSTUME DESIGNER?
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What is CENTERSTAGE LEFT?
A theater with the audience on three sides of the stage
What is a THRUST theater?
FOH is an abbreviation for what?
What is FRONT OF HOUSE?
Person in charge of taking the set designers plans and turning them into the finished set, leading the technical team to opening night!
Who is the TECHNICAL DIRECTOR?
The person responsible for creating sound effects, cues and the live sound of a production
Who is the SOUND DESIGNER?
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What is DOWNSTAGE CENTER?
A Theater with the audience on all sides of the stage/set?
What is IN THE ROUND or ARENA?
Decorative "Frame" in which the audience views a production in a traditional theater
What is the PROSCENIUM ARCH?
The person in charge of ticket sales and running Front of House
Who is the BOX OFFICE or HOUSE MANAGER?
The person who operates a light that follows a specific actor
Who is a SPOTLIGHT OPERATOR?
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What is OFFSTAGE LEFT?
An experimental space where the audience seating and stage can be moved in different configurations
What is a BLACK BOX THEATER?
Dark material that hangs from the grid/pipe used to "Mask" (hide) the backstage, lighting, scenery, cast and crew from the audience
What are LEGS, BORDERS and TABS?
The person in charge of the overall artistic vision of the theatre company
Who is the ARTISTIC DIRECTOR?
The person in charge of designing and creating everything that an actor holds in their hands onstage
Who is the PROPS DESIGNER?