Theatrical Conventions/Parts of the Stage Vocab Test

What is the area of a stage left visible to the audience by the stage setting and usable by actors in the performance of a scene?

• Apron

• Pit

• Acting Area

• House

What is the area of the stage extending beyond the proscenium arch?

• Apron

• House

• Fourth Wall

• Narrator

What is the arch that is over the front of the stage that creates a permanent framed opening through which the audience sees the play?

• Pit

• House

• Acting Area

• Proscenium Arch

What is a curtain or wall at the back and sides of the stage that is used for color washes & silhouettes?

• Fourth Wall

• Cyclorama

• Aside

• House

In modern theaters, what is the sunken area immediately in front of the stage that is designed to accommodate musicians?

• Acting Area

• House

• Cyclorama

• Pit

What is the name for the entire theater beyond the front of the stage?

• House

• Acting Area

• Pit

• Fourth Wall

What is a speech or comment made by an actor directly to the audience about the action of the play or another character called?

• Narrator

• Aside

• Cyclorama

• Proscenium Arch

What is the imaginary wall through which the audience views the play called?

• Cyclorama

• Apron

• Soliloquy

• Fourth Wall

What is a character called that helps tell a story in detail and sometimes provides commentary about action that has happened or is about to happen?

• Aside

• Narrator

• Acting Area

• House

What is a speech in which one actor speaks aloud, revealing his or her inner thoughts called?

• Aside

• Soliloquy

• Cyclorama

• Apron