order for actors and crew to get into position for the beginning of a scene

person who finds financial investors, hires the director and production staff, sets the budget, etc. for a play production

actor position facing the wings, left or right. Used for arguments or love scenes

script marked with directions and cues for use by the crews

person situated offstage who supplies missed lines during a performance

all articles and furnishing needed on stage in a play. with the exception or scenery and costumes; can be carried on or planted

permanent framed opening through which the audience sees a play

stage floor tilted toward the audience

actor's right when facing the audience

money paid to a playwright for permission to stage his/her play

performance with beginning, middle and end; section of a play that occurs at one place, at one time

script instructions for movement, business, lighting, sound, etc. Usually in parentheses

someone who moves scenery on and off stage

to clear from the stage completely; take down and store away when the run of the play has ended

short curtains hung above the stage to mask the lights and battens. technical director - person in charge of everything back of the grand drape except the actors and costumes; answers to the stage manager

rehearsal for perfecting lights, scenery, sound, and other technical elements

theatre facility where the audience surrounds the stage on the all sides; arena stage

actor facing upstage corners of the stage

stage that extend well past the proscenium arch so that the audience surrounds it on three sides

an opening in the stage floor that permits actors to enter from and exit to an area beneath the stage. traveler mid-stage curtain; act curtain

portion of the stage farthest from the audience; away from the audience

part where an actor comes on and off stage without saying a line

backstage area on either side of the stage

conflict in a scene gets worse and/or more complicated

part or character played by an actor