wwaw: chapter 15 theatre

Fringe theater = Fringe theater

The performing of plays which are very unusual or unconventional

To ad lib = ad libiteren

Saying things that are not scripted/ not part of the original text and that was not planned beforehand

Ad lib = ad lib

Something that is not scripted, not part of the original text and that was not planned beforehand

A walk on part = figurantenrol

Very small part which usually does not involve any speaking

Tragic irony = tragische ironie

A dramatic device, by which the words of a character carry a tragic especially prophetic, meaning to the audience, unknown to the speaker of those words

A troupe = een troep

A group of actors working together

Floodlights = schijnwerpers

Very powerful lamps used to light a stage

To cue sb = Iemand cueën

To say or do sth that serves as a signal for another performer to begin speaking or doing sth

A run through = Een doorloop

A rehearsal of the whole play

A bill = Een affiche

A poster announcing the event

The orchestra = De orchestra

The front seats on the ground floor

The balcony = het balkon

The area of seats raised above the floor level

The dress circle = de eerste ring

The first-floor balcony, in which evening dress was formerly required

The first balcony = het eerste balkon

The first-floor balcony, in which evening dress was formerly required

The gallery = de galerij

The highest and cheapest seats

A patron = een sponsor

A person who supports and gives money to artists, writers, and musicians