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Mr. T's Chp. 9 vocab
vocab for chapter 9
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Film, Theatre & Television
7th Grade
01/14/2010

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stage
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the area where the players perform; usually a raised platform
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proscenium stage
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a four-sided stage built like a box with one side cut away, enabling the audience to view the play as if it were in a picture frame
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grand drape
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the draperies covering the proscenium opening(picture frame), seperating the audience from the stage.
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wings
Definition
offstage spaces to the sides of the acting area
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apron
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the part of the stage extending past the proscenium arch toward the audience
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arena stage
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a stage constructed so that the audience can sit on  all sides; also known as "theater in the round".
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thrust stage
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a stage that extends into the seating area. The audience sits on three sides of the stage.
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flexible staging
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any stage not classified as proscenium, arena, or thrust.
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house
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the section of the theater where the audience sits; also called "out front".
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acting areas
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nine to fifteen divisions of the stage floor, used by directors when moving actors or placing furniture or scenery.
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blocking
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planning and working out the movements and stage grouping for a play.
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body positions
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The body positioned on stage at varying angles to the audience.
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stage picture
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an appealing and meaningful arrangement of performers on the stage; the picture that the audience sees onstage.
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Level
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refers to the actors actual head height onstage.
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planes
Definition
imaginary divisions giving depth to the procenuim stage.
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