Theatre Class Vocabulary

The major divisions of a play or performance.

The right side of the stage from the perspective of an actor facing the audience.

The left side of the stage from the perspective of an actor facing the audience.

Center stage, downstage, stage left, stage right, and upstage are examples of what?

The book with the story that the actors read from to learn their parts. Also called "the text."

The height of an actor as determined by his or her body position (e.g., sitting, lying, standing, or elevated by an artificial means).

Practice sessions in which the actors and technicians prepare for public performance through repetition.

A signal, either verbal or physical, that indicates something else, such as a line of dialogue or an entrance, is to happen.

The stage area toward the audience.

The person who is responsible for the running of each performance. Not the director.