Theatre Vocabulary
This is the area closts to the audience in a traditional theatre layout.
What is downstage?
The primary color-changing device in theatrical lighting that allows for different color effects in conventional fixtures.
What is a gel?
These props are brought on and off by actors
What is a hand or personal prop?
A lightweight, painted canvas used as a background in theatrical scenery.
What is a backdrop?
This Wicked actress made her Broadway premiere in Rent
Who is Idina Menzel?
From an actor's perspective facing the audience, this is the left side of the stage.
What is stage left?
This metal disk is used to create patterns in light.
What is a gobo?
These props are onstage and are used by actors in the action of the play
What is a set prop?
A three-dimensional vertical framework used to create the basic structure of a set piece.
What is a flat?
This show is the longest running show currently on Broadway
What is Chicago?
This architectural feature creates a "picture frame" effect, separating the stage from the audience.
What is the proscenium arch?
This type of lighting instrument uses a ribbed lens and provides soft-edged, even illumination.
What is a fresnel?
These props are part of the set and not used in the action of the play
What is set dressing?
This handheld saw is used to cut curves in plywood
What is a jigsaw?
William Shakespeare wrote this many plays.
What is 38?
A suspended, narrow passageway high above the stage where stagehands access and mantain technical equipment.
What is a catwalk?
This customizable type of specialized lighting instrument creates a precise, sharp-edged beam of light.
What is a Source Four or ERS?
These are the four elements of production design (100 pts. per answer)
Informative
Useable
Appropriate
Expressive
A three-sided set piece that rotates to show different locations
What is a periaktoi?
The Mousetrap is the West End's longest running play and has been running for this many years.
What is 74?
This architectural element in a theatre is a corridor designed to "spew" people in and out of a performance space, originating from ancience Roman design.
What is a vom or vomitorium?
This part of the theatrical electrical circuit is also know as the "address" of a light fixture.
What is a dimmer?
The specialized professional responsible for managing all costume-related aspects of a production.
Who is a costume designer?
This line on a floor plan is the basis for measuring upstage and downstage.
What is a plaster line?
Name the 5 longest running shows in Broadway history (100 pts per correct answer)
The Phantom of the Opera
Chicago
The Lion King
Wicked
Cats