Theater Lesson
戲劇藝術
This is a theater. (劇院)
A theater
劇院 has a stage 舞台 and a curtain
舞台布幕.
A theater has a house 觀眾,聽眾. The people sit in the house to watch the show.
On stage
off stage
觀眾,聽眾
house
stage
curtain
theater
在舞台上
on stage
in the house
舞臺布幕
Actors have positions
位置 on stage. They can be in the front 前, in the back後, on the left 左邊 or on the right 右邊.
Stage positions 位置 are from actor's point of view 演員的觀點. Front 前 is downstage. Back 後 is upstage.
Stage positions 位置 are from actor's point of view 演員的觀點. 演員的左側 is stage left. 演員的右側 is stage right.
crossing 過位
An actor moves from stage left to stage right or stage right to stage left. 在舞台上,演員從一個地方移到另一個地方。
countering 台位
When an actor crosses to take the place of an another actor. 通常導演會移動演員進入另一演員 離去而空出的部位
Open up 面向觀眾
Enter 進入舞台
An actor comes on to the stage. 例: enter stage right (台右進入)
Exit 退出舞台
An actor leaves the stage. 例: exit stage left (台左退出)
台後
countering
upstage
downstage
crossing
台前
stage right
stage left