Theatre Terminology

What is a "proscenium arch?"

• The way the door is shaped in a theatre.
• The part of the stage that creates an illusionary "picture frame" on the stage.
• The front of the stage.
• The back part of the stage.

What are the wings on the stage?

• The space offstage both stage right and left.
• The pipes that are used to fly things on and off of the stage.
• The fly loft.
• Area furthest away from the audience.

What is the large curtain or wall, sometimes concave, positioned at the back of the stage area. Typically used for lighting.

• Legs/Tormenters
• Traveler
• Scrim
• Cyclorama

Where is upstage

• The front of the stage

• The back

• The middle

• None of the above

Where is down stage

• The back

• The front

• Behind

• The middle

Dialogue

• the chapters in a drama/play
• characters in a drama/play
• what the actors say in a drama/play
• tools used to bring a scence

Where in the theater does the audience sit?

• Backstage

• Booth

• Box office

• House

What is "the booth?"

• Where tickets are sold

• Where the props are kept

• Where the audience sits

• Where the lights and sound are controlled

Acts

• The Chapters in a Drama/Play
• Show the changes in settings overtime
• story told in front of a live audience
• tools that are used to bring a scene

Scenes

• the chapters in a drama
• characters in a drama
• the place where actors perform
• show the changes in settings overtime