Stage Directions & Spaces
Stage Directions are based on whose point of view?
What is the actors point of view?
Who is the set designer?
The white curtain that hangs at the most upstage portio of the stage and can be used to create environment and mood.
What is the cyc or cyclorama?
The area where the audience sits.
What is the house?
The control space for sound and lights.
What is the booth?
A stage with audience on three sides is called this.
What is a thrust stage
Who is the technical director?
A verbal exchange among at least two actors?
What is dialogue?
Used to enhance a scene or characterization
What is props?
The person who calls cues and transitions during the show.
What is the stage manager?
The stage space most common in high schools, with a framed arch
What is a proscenium stage.
A wooden wall unit for scenery.
What is a flat?
The curtains that work to block the audience's view of the wings?
The part of the stage that extends past the curtain arch
What is the apron?
The who, what, where, when, and why of a play are the
What is a given circumstance?
A smaller, more versatile type of theatre space
What is a black box?
A wooden structure used to create stage levels
What is a platform?
Part of the script, usually a couple of pages, that is used during an audition.
The space where the orchestra plays
What is the pit?
A long speech by one actor, often used in auditions.
What is a monologue?
In body positions what is the name of the body position number four?
What is 3/4?
A drawn picture of the set design
What is a ground plan?
A system of rope lines pulleys, counterweights, and related devices within a theater that enables a stage crew to bring scenic/light elements in and out quickly, quietly, and safely
What is a fly system?
The place where tickets are sold
What is the box office?
When a character is along on stage, speaking their inner thoughts.
What is a soliloquy?