Inside the Auditorium
The Playing Space, the Apron, and Backstage make up this.
What is The Stage?
A fly system that does not fly.
What is Dead Hung?
The frame around the front of the stage in a proscenium theater.
What is the Proscenium Arch?
The year of the Great Theatre Fire in Chicago
What is 1903?
The first actor.
Who is Thespis?
Directions on stage are from this person's perspective.
What is the actor?
Borders are place in front of these
What are The Electrics?
The audience is around 3 sides of the stage.
What is a 3/4 Thrust?
Curtains treated with special chemicals.
What are fire curtains?
These were used to indicate what style of play was performing.
What are Comedy & Tragedy Masks?
The Wings and Crossover make up this.
Except for the Cyclorama, the drapes in the SGGA are this color.
What is Black?
This type of theatre became very popular during the Roman period.
Before electricity, theaters were lit by these.
What are Candles, Oil Lamps, & Gas Light?
What is Religious and Dionysus?
What is Upstage?
The Cyclorama, Legs, Mid-Stage Traveler, and the Main.
What are Soft Goods
The passage ways used to get on and off stage in an Arena.
What are Vaums?
These were created after The Great Theater Fire.
Provides exposition, commentary, and future casting in the play.
Who are The Greek Chorus?
A stage that is built on an incline so everyone in the audience can see what's happend.
What is a Raked Stage?
The lighting equipment and instruments.
What are the Electrics?
Ancient Greek, open air theaters.
What are Amphitheaters?
The actor performing onstage when The Great Theatre Fire started.
Who is Eddie Foy?
Euripides, Sophocles, & Aeschylus.
Who are Ancient Greek Playwrights?