Stage Terminology 2021
Across
- 2. the actual head height of the actor as determined by his or her body position
- 4. if you can cause another actor to turn their back to the audience you are...
- 5. stage a four-sided stage built like a box with one side cutaway, enabling the audience to view the play as if it were in a picture frame
- 6. the area where the players perform; usually a raised platform
- 9. any stage not classified as proscenium, thrust, or arena; convenient staging
- 10. imaginary divisions giving depth to the proscenium stage
- 12. stage constructed so the audience can sit on all sides; also known as theatre in the round
- 13. turn body more towards the audience
- 14. the stage that extends into the seating area the audience sits on three sides of the stage
- 15. moving from one point on stage to another
- 18. the imaginary wall that disengages actors from their audience
- 19. after one actor moves, another moves in the opposite direction
Down
- 1. purpose or reason behind the actor's movement
- 3. the actor moves to allow fellow actor the chance to take the scene
- 7. drape the draperies covering the proscenium opening, separating the audience from the stage
- 8. open to the center of the stage
- 11. the part of the stage extending past the proscenium arch toward the audience
- 13. turn to the wings of the stage
- 16. offstage spaces to the sides of the acting area
- 17. planning the movement on the stage
- 20. assume positions of equal strength