Areas of the Theater

Question 1

The art of drama and technical production

Answer 1

Theatre

Question 2

Building in which theatre takes place

Answer 2

Theater

Question 3

Seats where the audience watches the show

Answer 3

House

Question 4

Audience can come in and sit - 30 minutes before the show

Answer 4

Opening house

Question 5

When the stage or audience is inclined (high in back low in front)

Answer 5

Rake

Question 6

Room where audience waits for the house to open

Answer 6

Lobby

Question 7

Where tickets are sold for performances

Answer 7

Box office

Question 8

Where you pick up tickets that have been bought

Answer 8

Will Call

Question 9

Room where the lights and sound are controlled

Answer 9

Control booth

Question 10

Area where sets are built

Answer 10

Scene Shop

Question 11

Rooms where actors prepare and dress for a show

Answer 11

Dressing rooms

Question 12

Room where actors and technicians wait for their next cue

Answer 12

Greenroom

Question 13

“Picture frame” of the stage. The opening between the stage and the audience

Answer 13

Proscenium Arch

Question 14

Acting area between the proscenium arch and the front of the stage

Answer 14

Apron

Question 15

Area in front of the stage or under the apron where the musicians play for a musical

Answer 15

Orchestra pit

Question 16

Imaginary wall that separates a play from the audience

Answer 16

Fourth Wall

Question 17

System used to raise and lower all the battens

Answer 17

Fly system

Question 18

Offstage areas not seen by audience - to side of the acting area

Answer 18

Wings

Question 19

Path you take backstage without the audience seeing you

Answer 19

Crossover space

Question 20

Collection of wings and crossover space; all areas not intended to be seen by the audience

Answer 20

Backstage

Question 21

Any items hung in one place so they don’t move

Answer 21

Dead-hung

Question 22

Pipes that span the width of the stage and are used to hang curtains, backdrops, and cycloramas

Answer 22

Batten

Question 23

A large piece of muslin or canvas hung at the back of the stage setting, often featuring a painted scene

Answer 23

Backdrop

Question 24

A circuited batten or pipe that has been electrified for the use of powering and holding lighting equipment

Answer 24

Electric

Question 25

Short, wide, black curtains that change the height of the stage opening and hide lights and battens

Answer 25

Borders

Question 26

Tall, thin, black curtains hung in pairs SR and SL parallel to the grand curtain that hide the wings

Answer 26

Legs

Question 27

Legs that rotate

Answer 27

Roto-drapes

Question 28

Main close-able curtain at the front of the stage that is a heavier weight and different color from the other curtains

Answer 28

Grand curtain

Question 29

Front border same color and weight as the grand curtain

Answer 29

Grand valence

Question 30

The black closeable curtain at the middle of the stage

Answer 30

Mid-stage

Question 31

The black full-stage curtain at the back of the stage

Answer 31

Back black

Question 32

White or light blue backdrop that is used to replicate the sky

Answer 32

Cyclorama (cyc)

Question 33

Loosely woven fabric that is transparent when lit from behind and opaque when lit from the front

Answer 33

Scrim

Question 34

All of the fabric hanging on stage

Answer 34

Soft Goods

Question 35

Safety light that is turned on before everyone leaves the theater

Answer 35

Ghost Light

Question 36

To take apart a set, clear dressing rooms, store sound equipment, reset lights to a general wash after a show closes

Answer 36

Strike

Question 37

The most important person on the crew of any show. Calls cues and runs the show on opening

Answer 37

Stage Manager

Question 38

MBA

Answer 38

Malcolm Brown Auditorium (Only in Cleveland County)

Question 39

Seating that rotates to provide more seating to the main house.

Answer 39

Turntable

Question 40

Has an aisle and used as a classroom

Answer 40

AV Room

Question 41

Has a stage and used as performance space

Answer 41

Intimate Theater