theatre vocab 1

ENDOWMENT

In acting, an endowment is when an actor imagines and assigns qualities,

characteristics, or significance to an object, person, or space to make it feel

real on stage.

CIRCUIT

A sequence onstage that is repeated

ACCOST

To accost means to approach and speak to someone boldly, aggressively, or

confrontationally

PROSCENIUM

A proscenium stage is a theater configuration where the audience faces the

stage from one side only, framed by a large opening called the proscenium

arch.

THRUST

A thrust stage extends into the audience so that spectators sit on three

sides of the performance area.

RAKED

A raked stage is a stage that is slanted, usually rising toward the back,

allowing the audience a better view of the action

ARENA

stage (or theater-in-the-round) is a performance space

surrounded by the audience on all four sides.