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Theatre Vocab
Some theatre stage terms--good to know!
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Film, Theatre & Television
10th Grade
08/14/2008

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Apron
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The front of the stage closest to the audience
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Backstage
Definition
The area reserved behind the stage and in the wings for prop and set storage, actors waiting area, and behind the scenes work
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Cyclorama
Definition
The backdrop used upstage for scenery
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Fly Space
Definition
The empty space above the stage used to attach and house flying scenery
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Grand Curtain
Definition
the front colored curtain
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Green Room
Definition
an off-stage place for actors to wait for cues
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Orchestra Pit
Definition
is under the apron of the stage where the orchestra plays
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Proscenium Arch
Definition
the archway above the proscenium stage that resonates sound
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Runners
Definition
the side curtains that move back and forth on stage in order to hide actors and/or set pieces before their cues
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Scrim
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a mesh screen used that when illuminated from the back projects and image and from the front illuminates actors from the other side
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Wagon
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is a mobile unit used to move scenery and/or or flats on and off the stage
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Wing
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a place where an actor waits to enter the stage while in character
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