Theater Vocabulary

Theater Vocabulary

 provide instructions for the technical aspects of a production, including descriptions of characters’ appearances and their movements onstage as well as lighting, sound, scenery, and props.

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Stage Directions

Types of stages

in theatre, the frame or arch separating the stage from the auditorium, through which the action of a play is viewed. 

Proscenium stage

A stage that extends into the auditorium so that the audience is seated around three sides.

​​Thrust

THEATER IN THE ROUND- AUDIENCE SURROUNDS ALL SIDES OF  THE STAGE.

Arena

CAN BE ANY SHAPE OR SIZE AND HAS AUDIENCE WHEREVER

Flexible Stage

The planning and working out movements on stage.

An actor's movement on stage

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Blocking