Parts of a Theatre

The place where the audience sits during a play is called the ________________.

• Auditorium

• Orchestra

• Balcony

• Sound Mix Position

The auditorium at the Edison has seating in the ___________, down here, and in the_______________ above me.

• ORCHESTRA, BALCONY

• AUDITORIUM, CONTROL BOOTH

• LIGHTING, INTERCOM

• FRONT OF HOUSE, STAGE MANAGER

At the very back of the auditorium is the __________________.

• SOUND MIX POSITION

• AUDITORIUM

• CONTROL BOOTH

• LIGHTING

One flight up, behind the balcony, is the _________________________.

• CONTROL BOOTH

• STAGE MANAGER

• FRONT OF HOUSE

• INTERCOM

This is where the ________________ technicians control the lights, and the ______________ calls the cues for the show over intercom.

• LIGHTING, STAGE MANAGER

• STAGE MANAGER, SOUND MIX POSITION

• MUSICIANS, PROSCENIUM

• ELECTRICS, BORDERS

In either case, the Stage Manager is in communication with the technicians and actors via ______________.

• INTERCOM

• AUDITORIUM

• ORCHESTRA

• CONTROL BOOTH

Curtains that can close off part of the stage from the audience’s view are called ___________________________.

• TRAVELERS

• TORMENTORS

• LEGS

• CYC

A ____________is a large backdrop that is the last curtain. It hangs just far enough from the upstage wall to allow actors to walk behind it, to get from one side of the stage to the other

• CYC

• GRAND DRAPE

• LEGS

• TORMENTORS.

A large piece of painted fabric, much like the cyc, but painted to resemble some thing or some place, is called a _________, or ________________ .

• DROP, BACKDROP

• SCRIM, FLOOR POCKETS

• CALL BOARD, UPSTAGE TRAVELER

• SCENE SHOP, COSTUME SHOP

The _______________________ is where the actors hang out when they’re not on-stage for an extended time.

• GREEN ROOM

• SCENE SHOP

• COSTUME SHOP

• DRESSING ROOMS