Stagecraft - Chapter 1
- House: Where the audience sits
- Stage Right: The right side of the stage from the perspective of an actor facing the audience.
- Stage Left: The left side of the stage from the perspective of an actor facing the audience.
- Wings: Offstage spaces to the sides of the acting area
- @@Trailers (Legs): long pieces of black cloth hanging in pairs on stage left and stage right, that touch the stage floor@@
- Apron: the acting area in front of the main curtain
- @@Proscenium Arch: the arch or frame enclosing the visible downstage; the opening between the stage and the house@@
- @@Teaser: a short curtain hung across the stage above the acting area to mask overhead lights.@@
- Orchestra Pit: A place where musicians perform the musical score for a production
- Drops: Specialized Fabric with scenery painted on it
- @@Acting Area: The part of the stage or theatre that is use by actors during a play@@ \n
- Upstage: The stage area away from the audience
- Downstage: the area of the stage closest to the audience
- House Right: The right side of the stage from the audience members' perspectives as they face the stage.
- House Left: The left side of the stage from the audience members' perspectives as they face the stage.
- Sets: The scenery that gets placed or wheeled on and off stage for each scene.
- @@Sound/Lighting Booth: The area designated for sound and lighting equipment. Sound operator and lighting operator control the lights and sound@@
- Props House: The area where the items that the actors use, but that are not part of their costume.
- Cyclorama: a curved plain cloth or plastered wall filling the rear of the stage
- Dressing Room (Green Room): Apace where performers change their wardrobe and prepare to perform
- @@Grand Curtain: The main / front curtain@@
- @@Traveler Curtains: Curtains that split the stage (mid, back@@