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- 1. Multiple Choice
Area of passage between seating areas.aisleapronbackstageblack box - 2. Multiple ChoiceThe portion of a proscenium stage that falls between the main curtain and the audience. At times apron scenes are played either to indicate a different setting or to cover for a scenery change behind the main curtain. Sometimes the orchestra pit is raised or covered to create a larger apron or forestage.apronbackstageblack boxbox office
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThose parts of the theatre behind the stage, including dressing rooms.backstageblack boxbox officebroadway
- 4. Multiple Choiceneutral performance space with black walls, floor and ceiling, in which the audience and performance area can be arranged in a variety of configurations. This differs from the traditional proscenium stage, which has permanent seating, a raised stage, an orchestra pit and wings. The black box theatre is ideal for low-budget, experimental or non-traditional plays, usually employing minimal scenery and seating fewer than 100 people.black boxbox officebroadwaycallboard
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe enclosed area in the outer lobby of a theatre where tickets are sold.box officebroadwaycallboardcatwalk
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe New York City theatrical district.broadwaycallboardcatwalkcontrol booth
- 7. Multiple Choicebulletin board found backstage for pertinent announcements to the actors and technicians.callboardcatwalkcontrol boothdownstage
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA narrow walkway above the stage to allow technicians to work lines, lighting and scenery.catwalkcontrol boothdownstagedressing rooms
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe small isolated room in which the electrician and/or sound technician sits to operate the lights, sound and other effects, usually located in the rear of the theatre. Also called sound booth, projection booth.control boothdownstagedressing roomsfront of house
- 10. Multiple ChoiceToward the apron or audience. The early theatres actually had a sloping or raked stage, and that part nearer the audience was lower than the other end. This allowed the audience, seated on a flat plane, to see better.downstagedressing roomsfront of houseoffstage
- 11. Multiple ChoiceRooms for actors to change costumes and apply makeup.dressing roomsfront of housegreen roomhouse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThis refers to the auditorium and the lobby as opposed to the stage area. For example, ushers work in “the front of the house.”front of housegreen roomhouseonstage
- 13. Multiple ChoiceTraditionally, a waiting room where performers rest or receive visitors.green roomhouseoffstageonstage
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe audience or the theatre itself. For example, “We had a full house.” or “The house didn’t respond well.”houseonstageorchestra pitproscenium
- 15. Multiple ChoiceRefers to the area beyond the stage setting, out of view of the audience.offstageonstageorchestra pitproscenium
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAs it implies, on the stage.onstageorchestra pitprosceniumrear of house
- 17. Multiple ChoiceSpace for musicians located directly in front of the stage. In some theatres, it is sunken so that the audience can view the show without seeing the musicians. If musicians are not present, sometimes the floor of the pit is raised to create a larger forestage.orchestra pitprosceniumrear of houseriser
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe open frame in the solid wall of the auditorium that encloses the stage and separates it from the audience. The proscenium arch rises like a giant picture frame surrounding the playing area.prosceniumrear of houseriserset
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe areas in the back of the stage.rear of houserisersetstage left
- 20. Multiple ChoiceStage platform. Also refers to the narrow, steplike platforms on which a choir stands.risersetstage leftstage right
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe time and place in which the action of a play occurs.setstage leftstage rightupstage
- 22. Multiple ChoiceAs an actor stands facing the audience, stage left is on the left.stage leftstage rightupstagewings
- 23. Multiple ChoiceAs an actor stands facing the audience, stage right is on the right.stage leftstage rightupstagewings
- 24. Multiple Choice(1) That part of the stage furthest from the audience. (2) To walk upstage of another actor, forcing the other cast member to turn his or her back to the audience. (3) To draw the attention of the audience away from the featured performer. For example, “The jester upstaged the queen by gesturing and making faces at the audience behind her back.”upstagewingsgreen roomhouse
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe offstage spaces at the sides of the set.wingsgreen roomhouseonstage
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