The backstage personel who assist in mounting and running a production.
What is the crew?
100
A reception lounge (hang out place) for performers waiting to go on stage
What is the green room?
100
Lights that illuminate the audience area
What are house lights?
100
Onstage objects that either a) decorate the stage or b) are used by actors in their stage business
What are props?
100
Theatre talk for good luck
What is break a leg?
200
A short remark made to the audience by a character.
What is an aside?
200
A basic scenic unit most often used as a wall
What is a flat?
200
A rehearsal of the lights, sound and scene changes
What is a technical rehearsal?
200
The furniture, props, and constructed location on stage
What is the set?
200
Where tickets are sold
What is the box office?
300
Providing actors with locations/action on stage
What is blocking?
300
The seating area for the audience
What is the house?
300
To mark the stage with tape to indicate positions of props, furniture, etc.
What is spike?
300
The frame of the stage which prevents the spectators from seeing around or over the stage setting
What is the proscenium arch?
300
A signal to enter, play music, change lights, etc.
What is a cue?
400
A run of the exact performance without an audience
What is a dress rehearsal?
400
A hanging (often painted) cloth that serves as a background for the action.
What is a drop?
400
A guaze curtain that which lighted from the front, appears opaque, and when lighted from the back, appears translucent.
What is a scrim?
400
A copy of the script in which the blocking and stage business of the actors, cues for lighting and sound, and all other information needed by the stage manager have been entered.
What is the prompt book?
400
The number of performances of a production.
What is a run?
500
The interplay between performers.
What is action?
500
A theatre which has audience on only one side
What is a proscenium stage?
500
A list of prompt for any changes in lights, sound or other production elements in the course of a performance.
What is a cue sheet?
500
A cloth that curves around the rear of the stage. It is often lighted to represent the sky or used as a projection surface.