A painted canvas or muslin curtain hung from a batten to form part of the scenery.

The process of selecting actors for various role

A directive for action.

The director’s planned movement for the actor’s.

Words spoken by a character to the audience rather than to the other characters, who supposedly DO NOT hear the speech.

The area behind the scenery not visible to the audience.

The stage floor between the front edge of the stage and the front curtain.

When an actor moves from one side of the stage to another.

When an actor auditions for a role without having read the script beforehand

The person responsible for interpreting the script, creating a viable production concept, and directing the actor’s.

Moving in the opposite direction – and out of the way- of another actor who is moving across the stage.

Staging in the center of a room with the audience sitting on all sides of the playing area; sometimes called theatre in the round.

A horizontal pipe suspended over the stage, from which scenery, lights or curtains are hung; also called a rail.