Theatre Space

2. second tier of seating
5. curtain hanging above and across the stage; used to mask the flies/battons and adjust the height of the stage opening
7. area immediately below the stage which is usually lower than the auditorium level; used primarily by the stage orchestra
8. the stage area towards the audience
10. wall forming a picture frame separating the stage from the auditorium
11. imaginary line at which the act curtain meets the floor
12. lower section of the second tier of seating
13. areas of the stage not in view of the audience
15. the stage area away from audience
17. the auditorium, or the area where the audience sits
18. onstage decoration to help establish the time and place of a play

1. small room at the back of the auditorium; used to house light and sound equipment
3. curtains or flats placed on either side of the stage just upstage of the curtain line; they serve to mask the wings
4. a combination of the proscenium and the arena stages, with the audience sitting on two or three sides of the acting area
6. offstage areas right and left stage
7. a performance space in which the audience views the action as if through a picture frame
9. a performance space in which the audience sits all around the stage
14. the acting area of the stage that extends beyond the proscenium
16. opening in the stage floor