English Part 1 Flashcards
The area where actors perform
Stage
Non-acting area behind the stage
Backstage
The backwall of the stage which can be painted or in
Cyclorama
Area above the stage from where scenery/actors are flown in on pulleys
Flies
Left-hand side of the stage where prompter and stage manager s during a performance
Prompt side
Short for properties-objects used by an actor
Props
Audience follows the action on foot, moving from one location to another
Promenade
To come on stage
Enter
A remark to the audience only
aside
Blocks or platform used to create levels
rostrum
An item placed on set, usually part of it e.g., a lamp, clock, picture
Set prop
What the audience sees of the stage from where they are sitting
Sight lines
A single lengthy speech, made when no other characters are on stage
Soliloquy
Atitude or position of the body
Stance
A stage picture held without movement
Tableau