Theatre Vocabulary Quiz

What is the area above the stage where battens are raised high enough to hide backdrops?

• Fly space

• Cyclorama

• Wings

• Mezzanine

When you stand in the center of the stage and face the audience, the area to your left is called?

• Stage left

• Upstage

• Downstage

• Stage right

What are portable microphones strapped to the actors’ bodies called?

• Cue

• Battens

• Monitor

• Lavalier mics

What is the second level or tier in the house of the theatre called?

• Apron

• Mezzanine

• Green room

• House

What is the area of the theatre where the audience sits to watch the performance called?

• Green room

• Monitor

• Cue

• House

What is the last moment of the evening after the show is over when the cast members return onstage to take their bows called?

• Prompting

• Curtain call

• Counter

• Exit

What are metal pipes that suspend backdrops from overhead called?

• Cyclorama

• Wings

• Fly space

• Battens

What is the area of the stage that extends forward in front of the main curtain called?

• Stage left

• Apron

• Upstage

• Downstage

What is it called when the actor moves from one place onstage to another?

• Upstage

• Cross

• Blocking

• Downstage

What is it called when you stand in the center of the stage and face the audience, the area to your right?

• Fly Space

• Stage Left

• Stage Right

• Entrance