Vocabulary Review for Performers

Front

What is the name for the stage floor between the front edge of the stage and the proscenium arch?

Back

Apron

Front

What kind of stage is this? Options: Arena, Flexible, Thrust, Proscenium

Back

Thrust

Front

Downstage is

Back

Area closest to audience

Front

What kind of stage is this? Options: Thrust, Arena, Flexible, Proscenium

Back

Arena

Front

This stage can be anything the director wants it to be...

Back

Flexible

Front

What kind of stage is this? Options: Proscenium, Thrust, Arena, Flexible

Back

Proscenium

Front

What is another name for where the audience sits?

Back

The House

Front

What is the name of the overhead curtain that masks the battens and lights?

Back

Borders

Front

Backstage space to the sides of the stage is also called

Back

Wings

Front

Where is stage left?

Back

To the actor's left, or the audience's right