Drama Midterm

Aisle

The walkway between sections of seats in a theatre.

Amphitheatre

An oval or round building with tiers of seats arranged around a central open area used for performance.

Backdrop

A cloth or curtain on the stage, often painted to look like a particular scene, such as a landscape or some other background.

Backstage

The non-performance areas of the stage, including the areas beside, under, or above the stage, the workshops, the dressing rooms, and the green rooms.

Catwalk

A walkway, usually above the stage and audience areas, providing provides access to stage equipment such as lighting.

Downstage

The part of the stage nearest to the audience, usually referring to the entire front half of the stage.

Dressing Room

A room backstage where an actor can dress and put on their make-up.

Flies

The space above the stage (out of view from the audience) used to store scenery and equipment; the ___ are part of the '__ system', which is a rigging system of ropes and pulleys that allow the crew to quickly, quietly, and safely move around equipment.

Grande Drape

The front stage curtain (also called a house curtain, act curtain, or main _____).

Centre

The area in between downstage and upstage

House

The auditorium where the audience sits (also used to refer to the audience as a whole).

Legs

The narrow curtains that run stage left to stage right, masking the wings from the audience.

Offstage

The area out of view from the audience.

Orchestra Pitt

A sunken area in front of the stage where the musicians sit and play the music for the performance.

Stage

A ____ is divided into parts or areas, from the point of view of an actor standing on stage and staring out at the audience in front of them.

Trap Door

An opening through the stage floor

Upstage

The area toward the back of the stage (also refers to '______ing’).

Upstage

Overshadowing another performer. (or _______ing)

Batten

A long metal pipe that hangs above the stage or audience from which things may be hung, including stage curtains, lighting fixtures, and scenery.

Booth

The area where the technical aspects of the performance are run, including sound effects and lighting (also called the control ____ or control room).

Dress Rehearsal

The final ______(s) before a show opens. During the ____ _______, the actors are in full costume and make-up, all production elements are in place, and the show runs without stopping.

Light Board

The electronic console used to control the lighting for the theatre.

Make Up

Cosmetics such as eye shadow, foundation, and lipstick that are used by actors to paint their faces to look like their characters.

Projection (Technical Theatre)

To throw an image (_______) on stage by means of light, for an optical or design effect.

Prompt Book

A master copy of the script and/or score, containing all the actor moves and technical cues, used by the stage manager to control the performance.

Props

All the furnishings, set dressings, and other onstage items that are used in a performance but are not scenery, electrics, or wardrobe.

Set

The onstage setting for a play, including the backdrops, platforms, doors, furniture, etc.

Set

When a section of the script or the blocking in a scene is '___', no further changes will be made to it.

Set

To '__’ the stage is to get it ready for use by the actors.