Stages
I look kind of like a movie screen, but there’s real people on me!
I have wings like a bird.
I’m really popular, everyone loves me.
Proscenium Stage
The floor of the stage.
Deck
Located above the stage in some theatres, but not all. Can be used for storing and changing sets or electrics.
Fly System
Another name for "Theatre in the Round"
Arena Stage
People surround me.
It’s hard to do scene changes on me.
It feels like i’m always turning my back on someone!
Theatre in the Round
The sides of the stage.
Wings
A curtain made of special weaving that looks solid when lit from the front, and becomes transparent when lit from the back.
Why is called Downstage and Upstage?
Stages used to be slanted for audiences to see better.
I can see three sides of people in front of me.
It’s so cool they are so close to me!
Choosing a set is hard here sometimes.
The curved front part of the stage.
The space above the stage used to access lights and other electrical equipment. Named due to its small space.
Cat Walk
What is the name of the light that is turned on at night in a theatre?
Ghost Light
So many possibilities.
Maybe the audience will sit here… or here… or here…
Anywhere, really.
Black Box Stage
Cyc
The curtains that hide lights and electrics in the fly space.
Borders
The curtains that can move side to side and break up the stage into smaller sections.
Travellers
People sit on two sides of me.
I have two backstages, but I don’t have sides.
People forget about me a lot.
Traverse Stage
People used to fall when they tried to walk this way, but they don’t anymore.
People come walk this way when they sing really dramatic songs.
Down Stage
The curtains that hide actors in the wings.
Legs
What is the full name for Cyc?
Cyclorama