Theatre Term List 3

Skeletal diagram of the acting area shape and its corresponding furniture placement

• Props

• Platforms

• Ground plan

• Set

Wooden units joined together to build the floors for a stage setting.

• Flats

• Stage

• Platform

• Curtain

Small hand-held items used by actors to create the period, character or setting.

• Props

• Set

• Costumes

• Stage

Muslin or plywood covered frames used to build the walls of a stage setting.

• Flats

• Platform

• Costume

• Stage

Person responsible for the physical set up, actors, & technical cues of a production.

• Stage manager

• Costume designer

• Director

• Set designer

The clothing worn by the actors that helps determine character, time, theme, and mood.

• Costume

• Prop

• Set

• Flat

A time when all lights are out or the theatre is closed.

• Closed

• Dark

• Blackout

• Done

Auditorium lights used before and after the play and during intermission.

• House lights

• Spotlight

• Platform

• Focus

Lights used for specific illumination.

• House lights

• Spotlight

• Focus

• Costume

A type of stage where the audience sits on all four sides of the stage.

• Arena

• Thrust

• Proscenium

• Ping-pong