Theatre Terminology

2. The firm belief in the reliability, truth, strength or ability of a person; it’s what you expect from people close to you
6. A stage that has the audience on three sides
8. Theatre in the round with audience on all four sides
12. Our ability to take the perspective of and feel the emotions of another person
14. Performance artists must be willing to experience a range of emotions and share the experience with others. Open yourself up to fully listening and feeling and responding.
15. Conducting yourself as if you are already a paid entertainment professional: expect perfection from yourself but realize that we are all a work in progress
16. Dedicate yourself to having fun but recognize that fun comes disguised as very intense and sometimes difficult work!
17. The ability to direct all thoughts, energies, and skills into the present moment
18. The spaces in between the curtains (legs) on the sides of the stage

1. The picture frame through which an audience views the action
3. To think deeply and carefully about something.
4. Wood structures covered in muslin fabric or thin wood
5. Allows access to the grid so that light fixtures can be adjusted
7. A group of artists working together as a single unit
9. A slanted stage that originally determined upstage and downstage
10. Stage space that can be arranged in a variety of ways
11. The feeling that arises when you are confronted with another’s suffering and feel motivated to relieve that suffering
13. The area occupied by the audience
15. Theatre that includes a picture frame through which the audience views the action