Final Review Semester 1 Part 2

Anything in the house, rather than onstage

• Front of House

• Back of House

• In House

• Live

A rehearsal that is run without the actors, bringing together all the technical aspects of a show, following the cues in the order that they are executed.

• Run through

• Cold read

• Dry Tech

• Practice

A device that creates a thin mist of fog throughout the stage.

• Fog machine

• Veil

• Special effect

• Hazer

The backstage bulletin board where announcements, schedules and other information is posted.

• Posting board

• Announcement board

• Call Out

• CallBoard

The book compiled by the stage manager, containing all the pertinent information about the show.

• Prompt Book

• Rule book

• Tech Book

• Script

Major Role

• The middle point of the performance space, symbolized by CS in blocking notes.

• The left side of the auditorium from the audience's point of view.

• A body position for the stage wherein the actor faces more towards the audience.

• A type of curtain or masking (black) that hides the audience's view of the backstage.

• A character part that is dominant in the plot of a play, having many scripted lines

Center Stage

• A middle point of the performance space, symbolized by CS in blocking notes.

• The left side of the auditorium from the audience's point of view.

• A body position for the stage wherein the actor faces more towards the audience.

• A type of curtain or masking (black) that hides the audience's view of the backstage.

• A character part that is dominant in the plot of a play, having many scripted lines.

Center Stage

• The middle point of the performance space, symbolized by CS in blocking notes.

• The left side of the auditorium from the audience's point of view.

• A body position for the stage wherein the actor faces more towards the audience.

• A type of curtain or masking (black) that hides the audience's view of the backstage.

• A character part that is dominant in the plot of a play, having many scripted lines.

Cheat Out

• The middle point of the performance space, symbolized by CS in blocking notes.

• The left side of the auditorium from the audience's point of view.

• A body position for the stage wherein the actor faces more towards the audience.

• A type of curtain or masking (black) that hides the audience's view of the backstage.

• A character part that is dominant in the plot of a play, having many scripted lines.

House Left

• The middle point of the performance space, symbolized by CS in blocking notes.

• The left side of the auditorium from the audience's point of view.

• A body position for the stage wherein the actor faces more towards the audience.

• A type of curtain or masking (black) that hides the audience's view of the backstage.

• A character part that is dominant in the plot of a play having many scripted lines.