Parts of the Stage

The part of the stage used by the actors and seen by the audience

• Acting areas

• Stage

• Auditorium

• Pit

Where the audience sits

• Pit

• Auditorium

• House

• Apron

Areas outside of the theatre - coat check, ticket counter, restrooms

• Backstage

• Booth

• Auditorium

• House

The arch framing the stage

• Plankton

• Protoplasm

• Proscenium

• Porpoise

The main curtain that closes or opens each act or scene

• Apron

• Wings

• Legs

• Act curtain

The part of the stage in front of the curtain

• Booth

• Auditorium

• Apron

• Pit

The area in the theater out of view of the audience, especially in the dressing room or wings

• Booth

• Backstage

• Pit

• Acting areas

In front of the stage where the orchestra plays

• Booth

• Acting areas

• Pit

• Apron

Backstage area masked with legs

• Apron

• Acting areas

• Wings

• Pit

Where the technical elements (lights, sound, communication) are controlled from

• House

• Backstage

• Apron

• Booth