Glossary words- Performance space

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Aisle

Answer 1

A passage through seating

Question 2

Auditorium

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Part of the theatre accommodating the audience during the performance.

Question 3

Backstage

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Part of the stage and theatre that is out of sight from the audience

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Centre line

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Imaginary line running down the stage through the direct centre

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Centre stage

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Middle portion of the stage- good sightlines from all seats

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Circle

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A balcony with tiered seating above the stalls in a traditional proscenium arch theatre

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Downstage

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The part of the stage nearest to the audience

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Elevator stage

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A type of mechanised stage which has sections that can be raised or lowered

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Rostrum

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A portable platform- usually in the form of collapsible framework

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Stage

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The part of the theatre on which performances happen

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Stage door

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Backstage entrance to the theatre, performers and technicians enter here

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Stage left/right

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Left/right as seen from the actors point of view from the stage

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Stalls

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The lowest audience seating area, usually just below the stage

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Trap

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An opening through the stage floor

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Trap room

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The area directly below the trap part of the stage

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Treads

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General name for any stage staircase or set of steps

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Upstage

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The part of the stage furthest from the audience

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Wings

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The out-of-view areas to the sides of the acting area