Intro to Theatre Vocabulary

Act Curtain

• An unwritten line made up by an actor.

• To make the stage, or other performance space, quickly and completely dark.

• The main, or front curtain.

• The time at which you are expected to be present for a rehearsal or performance.

Ad Lib

• An unwritten line made up by an actor.

• The section of the stage in front of the act curtain, downstage of the proscenium.

• When and where the actors move onstage, as instructed by the director.

• Any part of the theatre that the audience does not see.

Amateur

• The main, or front curtain.

• Someone who works in the theatre for the love of it; a non professional.

• Upper part of the seating area which usually projects over the lower part.

• Stage action or incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect.

Apron

• Upper part of the seating area which usually projects over the lower level.

• Any part of the theatre that the audience does not see.

• The main, or front curtain.

• The section of the stage in front of the act curtain, downstage of the proscenium.

Backstage

• Any part of the theatre that the audience does not see.

• The time at which you are expected to be present for a rehearsal or performance.

• The section of the stage in front of the act curtain, downstage of the proscenium.

• The main, or front curtain.

Balcony

• Any part of the theatre that the audience does not see.

• To make the stage, or other performance space, quickly and completely dark.

• Upper part of the seating area which usually projects over the lower level.

• The time at which you are expected to be present for a rehearsal or performance.

Blackout

• When and where the actors move onstage, as instructed by the director.

• To make the stage, or other performance space, quickly and completely dark.

• Any part of the theatre that the audience does not see.

• Someone who works in the theatre for the love of it; a non professional.

Blocking

• The main, or front curtain.

• Stage action or incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect.

• The time at which you are expected to be present for a rehearsal or performance.

• When and where the actors move onstage, as instructed by the director.

Business

• Stage action or incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect.

• When and where the actors move onstage, as instructed by the director.

• The time at which you are expected to be present for a rehearsal or performance.

• To make the stage, or other performance space, quickly and completely dark.

Call

• An unwritten line made up by an actor.

• Stage action or incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect.

• The time at which you are expected to be present for a rehearsal or performance.