Drama Vocabulary
House- inside the theatre
Front of House- lobby of the theatre
Houselights- the lights in the house
Wings- off stage area to left and right
Grid- steel framework above audience and stage for hanging lights, sound and effects
Backstage- area behind stage
Business- any movements an actor makes without moving across the stage deck
Blocking- Any movements an actor makes across the stage deck
Set- Objects placed on a stage to represent setting in a story. These objects do not move
Black Box Theatre- Big Black box, can be configured to put stage and audience anywhere
Stage areasUpstage Upstage upstage
right
centre
left
Right
centre
Centre
left centre
Downstage
right
Downstage
Centre
Downstage
left
Traps- A hole in the deck of the stage for moving props/actors/sets on and off
4th wall- imaginary wall that divides the audience form the stage, it divides reality from fantasy
Props- objects actors use on stage to tell stories
Cue- signal for you to do your job (act, run lights, run sound etc..)
Curtain call- The bow. allows the audience to voice appreciation
Script- story includes dialogue, cues, characters, blocking, business
Improvisation- performing spontaneously without a plan or rehearsal.