TECHNICAL THEATRE VOCABULARY

THE BACKSTAGE AND STORAGE AREAS OF THE THEATRE. ALSO SOMETIMES KNOWN AS BACK OF HOUSE.

• BACKSTAGE

• REAR OF HOUSE

• THEATRE ALLEY

A SEQUENCE OF PERFORMANCES OF THE SAME PRODUCTION/A REHEARSAL OF THE WHOLE SHOW OR A SECTION OF IT.

• SCENE SHOW

• PRACTICE

• RUN

TO PREPARE THE STAGE OFR ACTION/THE COMPLETE STAGE SCENERY FOR A SCENE OR ACT

• STAGE PROPS

• SET

• SHOW DECO

STICKING TAPES TO THE FLOOR OF THE REHEARSAL SPACE TO INDICATE THE GROUND PLAN OF THE SCENERY.ALSO FOR MARKING POSITION OF FURNITURE OR PROPS.

• SET

• DUCT TAPE STAGE

• SPIKE

A RAISED PLATFORM TYPICALLY IN A THEATRE, ON WHICH THE ACTORS, ENTERTAINERS, SPEAKERS PERFORM.

• SET PIECE

• STAGE

• PLATFORM

THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND COORDINATION OF A THEATRICAL PRODUCTION.

• DIRECTOR

• STAGE MANAGER

• STAGE HAND

A LIST OF SOUND CUES AND WHEN THEY OCCUR IN THE SCRIPT.

• LIBRETTO

• AUDIO SCRIPT

• SOUND PLOT

ENCOMPASSES ALL THAT GOES INTO MAKING A STAGED PRODUCTION. THE AREAS OF THE TECHNICAL THEATRE ARE SCENERY ,LIGHTING, PROPS, MAKEUP, HAIR AND SOUND. ALL OF THESE AREAS WORK TOGETHER IN A PRODUCTION O ESTABLISH THE PLACE, TIME PERIOD AND MOOD OF THE PRODUCTION.

• PRODUCTION

• TECHNICAL THEATRE (TECH)

• ART OF PERFORMANCE