Theatre Vocab #2

 The art of creating acting, tech, design, writing, directing, or producing plays or musicals on stage.

• Theatre

• Theater

• Scene Shop

• Apron

A building used for the presentation of plays.

• Theatre

• Theater

• Scene Shop

• Catwalk

  Area backstage to the right and left of the playing area.

• Apron

• Scene Shop

• Wings

• Catwalk

The complete scenery for a play or musical.

• Apron

• Scene Shop

• Set

• Booth

The type of theater with an opening in the wall which stands between stage and auditorium. It is like a picture frame through which the audience sees the play.

• Set

• Booth

• Wings

• Proscenium

The part of a theater where the musicians play for a musical that is typically in front of the stage and on a lower level than the audience.

• Orchestra Pit

• Catwalk

• Booth

• Apron

 In proscenium theaters, the part of the stage in front of the proscenium arch, above the orchestra pit.

• Orchestra Pit

• Booth

• Apron

• Wings

The small room at the back of the house where some of the technicians sit during a show to run lights or sound.

• Catwalk

• Booth

• Proscenium

• Scene Shop

An access walkway near the ceiling where lighting instruments may be hung

• Scene Shop

• Apron

• Booth

• Catwalk

A room backstage where the sets are built, painted and stored.

• Booth

• Catwalk

• Scene Shop

• Apron