Stage and Blocking Vocab

area where the players perform

• stage

• arena stage

• thrust stage

• proscenium stage

a raised picture-frame stage

• stage

• arena stage

• thrust stage

• proscenium stage

 a stage that extends into the seating area where the audience sits on three sides of the stage

• stage

• arena stage

• thrust stage

• proscenium stage

a stage constructed so that the audience can sit on all sides

• stage

• arena stage

• thrust stage

• proscenium stage

any stage not classified as proscenium, arena, or thrust

house the section of the theatre where the audience sits

• flexible staging

• arena stage

• thrust stage

• proscenium stage

The areas behind the stage and not seen by the audience

• grand drape

• wings

• backstage

• Apron

offstage spaces to the sides of the acting area

• grand drape

• wings

• backstage

• Apron

the draperies covering the proscenium opening separating the audience from the stage

• grand drape

• wings

• backstage

• Apron

the part of the stage extending past the proscenium arch toward the audience

• grand drape

• wings

• backstage

• Apron

an appealing and meaningful arrangement of performers on the stage; the picture that the audience sees onstage

• acting areas

• stage picture

• blocking

• body positions