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100

This type of stage is shaped like a box or picture frame

What is proscenium?

100

This is the body position where an actor is facing the audience

What is full front?

100

The area that extends past the Grand Drape

What is the Apron?

100

The head height of the actor

What is level?

100

A Frozen Picture on stage

What is a Tableaux?

200

The name of the curtain on a proscenium stage

What is the Grand Drape?

200
This is the weakest body position

What is full back?

200

This is where the audience sits

What is the House?

200

The area farthest away from the audience

What is upstage?

200


The arrangement of actors on the stage

What is stage picture?

300

This type of stage has audience on four sides

What is an Arena?

300

This is the position when two actors are facing one another

What is profile?

300

The person playing a role

What is an actor?

300

The area closest to the audience

What is downstage?

300

The number of basic stage areas

What is nine?

400

This type of stage has audience on 3 sides

What is a thrust?

400

This body position is normally used when actors are exiting upstage

What is 3/4 right or 3/4 left?

400

The person that makes decisions about the production

Who is the director?

400

Determined by the actors point of view

What is stage right and left?
400

The line where the Grand drape is placed

What is the proscenium line?

500

This is the space that is on either side of the stage

What are wings?

500
1/4 left or 1/4 right is also known as what?

What is cheating out?

500

The planning and working out movements

What is blocking?

500

This is the way stages used to be built

What is raked?

500

The way that the arena stage is labeled

What is N, E, S, W or 12, 3, 6,9?