Theater Spaces Flashcards
Theatre
The art form we study
Theater
The building where theatre takes place
What should you say to wish a performer good luck?
Break a leg
Whats the name of a play you should not say in the theater?
Macbeth
What do some theaters leave on to keep a ghost from taking up residents?
A ghost light
What is the superstition about ladders?
It’s bad luck to walk under a ladder
What should you not let walk across the stage?
A black cat
What sound should you not make in the theater?
Whistling
Proscenium stage
Audience on one side
The FHS stage
Thrust stage
Audience on three sides
Runway
Black box stage
Experimental
Change with each play
On the ground
In the round stage
Audience on all sides
Arena
Difficult for actors
Call board
The board outside mrs. Ripas office with important announcements
Drapes
Another word for the curtains
What are the rules about the curtains?
Don’t touch, don’t hang, don’t hide in them, don’t move them
The grand drape
The most downstage curtain
Travelers
Curtains that open and close all the way
A leg
Curtains that hide the backstage areas
The back black
The most upstage curtain
The mid
The traveler that is in the middle of the stage
The wings
The offstage areas to the right and left of the acting space
Cyc
The white screen at the most upstage area of the stage
What are the rules about the cyc
Don’t touch, breath, or go near it
Proscenium arch
The part of the stage that forms the picture frame
