Basic Theatre Terms

A hall in a theatre where people come together and talk.

• buffet

• ballet

• foyer

• usher

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

People that come to a theatre to watch the performance.

• entertainment

• audience

• applaud

• musicians

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Building used for storage

Provided backdrops and dressing rooms

• Skene

• Proskenium

• Parakskenia

• Parodos

• Orchestra

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

facade of the skene

• Skene

• Proskenium

• Parakskenia

• Parodos

• Orchestra

primary entrance/exit for the chorus (also the name of the first song sung by the chorus as they enter the theater)

• Skene

• Proskenium

• Parakskenia

• Parodos

• Orchestra

raised platform in the orchestra used by the choragos during his dialogues with the chorus

• Thymele

• Prohedria

• Diazomata

• Kerkides/Cunei

• Theatron

horizontal walkways seperating lower and upper sections of seats

• Thymele

• Prohedria

• Diazomata

• Kerkides/Cunei

• Theatron

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

audience space

eventually becomes the word used to describe the entire auditorium

• Thymele

• Prohedria

• Diazomata

• Kerkides/Cunei

• Theatron

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the light blue blank (in the middle bottom)?

• Skene

• Proskenium

• Paraskenia

• Parados

• Orchestra

What is the light pink blank (in the middle)?

• Skene

• Proskenium

• Paraskenia

• Parados

• Orchestra