Theatre Spaces
Our Performing Arts Center is considered to be this type of theatre.
What is proscenium?
The center of the area defined as the stage.
What is center stage?
The right side of the house from the audience's perspective.
What is house right?
The main curtain that conceals the stage from the audience.
What is the main or grand drape?
To bring in a piece of scenery from above.
What is flying in?
This type of theatre features seating on all four sides or completely encircles the stage.
What is an arena stage or in-the-round?
The front of the stage.
What is downstage?
The upper level of seating in a theatre.
What is the mezzanine?
An electric light that is left energized on the stage of a theatre when the theatre is unoccupied and would otherwise be left completely dark.
What is the ghost light?
A batten affixed with electrical outlets used for hanging and powering lighting instruments.
What is an electric batten?
This type of theatre features audience seating on three sides.
What is a thrust?
The back of the stage.
What is upstage?
What is the orchestra pit?
The large area above the stage where scenery, drapery, and equipment can be suspended out of view of the audience.
What is the fly loft?
The curtain used to define the side limit of the stage.
What are the legs?
The drama classroom is considered to be this type of performance space.
The right side of the stage from the actor's perspective.
The area backstage where actors wait and relax during a performance.
What is the green room?
A narrow horizontal masking piece above the stage.
What are borders?
The large (typically muslin) drape hung across the extreme upstage area.
What is the cyc?
This type of theatre features audience seating on two sides (it looks like a runway).
What is traverse?
What is upstage left?
The room or rooms where the light board operator, sound operator, and stage manager run the show.
What is the booth?
The area of the stage on the audience side of the grand drape (might often cover the orchestra pit).
What is the apron?
Beams at the top of the theatre from which the battens for lighting and scenery are suspended.
What is the grid?