Body Positions | Stage Direction | Audience Ett. | Types of Stages | Parts of the Proscenium |
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What is full back?
Facing backstage completely
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What is Up Center
UC
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What is NEVER
When should you talk during a performance?
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What is Proscenium
The Auditorium, The audience is on one side
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What is the Proscenium Arch
The box around the area of the stage that shows you where to watch
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What is full front
facing completely towards the audience
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What is Down Stage Left
DSL
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What is Curtain Call
at the end of the show when all actors are taking thier bows
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What is a Thrust Stage
Fashion Shows, The audience is on 3 sides
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What are the Wings
The area where the actors hide backstage
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What is profile or 1/2 left?
Facing off stage left
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What is Downstage
Stage direction for the area closer to the audience
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What is a Show Stopper
an especially fine scene or musical number during the show when the audience applauds
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What is a Black Box
The walls, ceiling and floor are all painted black.
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What is the Apron
The area in front of the big curtain where action can still take place
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What is 3/4 left
facing up stage left
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What is the Actors Perspective
Stage directions are from this perspective
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What is Standing Ovations
at the end of the show when the audience stands and applauds
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What is an Arena theatre
a Theatre in the round. The colosseum
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What is the House
The place where the audience sits
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What is 1/4 left
facing out to the audience but slight turned toward downstage left
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What is Raked
Stage directions took on Up and Down stage because the stages used to be ___________
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When the last bow has been taken.
When is the show officially over
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What is a Traverse Theatre
The Audience is only on 2 sides
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What is the Grand Drape
The big Curtain in front of the stage
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