Jobs in Theatre
Someone who performs in a play/movie/TV show
Actor
The area where the play is presented and performed
Stage
Sound effects, music, melody, and ambience
Song
The overall physical pieces on the stage which create the scenery
Set
Gesture
The person in charge of leading and making creative decisions for a production
Director
The area outside of view of the audience where actors/ sets/ tech is when not performing on stage
Backstage
The people within a story played by the actors and the details about them
Character
An object that an actor uses in a scene
Prop
A long speech read by one character
Monologue
The person who researches ideas for and writes plays
Playwright
The part of the stage closest to the audience
Down Stage
Spectacle
Color Theory -or- Color psychology
The movements and placement of a character on stage assigned by the director
Blocking
The person in charge of backstage/ technical aspects of a theatrical production
Stage Manager
The place where actors get ready and wait before going on stage
Greenroom
The theme, lesson, main idea, or moral of the story
Thought
Something that happens which signals for someone to do something/ something to happen
Cue
The manipulation of voice to convey meaning
Inflection
The person in charge of marketing and acquiring/ providing financial support and advertisement for a theatrical production.
Producer
The area where the pulleys/ rigs for the curtains are located
Flys
The events that occur in the story (First, then, finally)
Plot
Something a set designer would present to represent what a set will look like prior to it's construction
Model, Sketch, or Rendering
A short pause in a scene or line; typically meaning a change of pace or energy
Beat