Theatre Terms And Stage Directions Flashcards
Theatre
The art of live performance
Theater
The physical venue
House
Section of the theater where the audience sit
When the guest door is open, house is open
Green room
Where actors spend their time backstage
Dressing room
Room dedicated for cast costume storage and changes
Stage door
Publicly accessible stage doors are where actors enter and leave the theater
Where actors sign autographs after a show
Upstage
Furthest from the audience
Upstaging
When an actor pulls focus from or blocks another actor
Center stage
The purest middle
Down stage
Closest to the audience
Stage left/ right
The actors left or right when facing the audience
Offstage
Out of sight from the audience
Cross
Moving from one area of the stage to another
Counter cross
When an actor crosses in response to another actor moving
Sighlines
What can be seen at the extremes of the audience
