Parts of A Stage Flashcards
(29 cards)
Apron
down stage of the proscenium and upstage of the orchestra pit
Auditorium
seating area or audience chamber of a performance space. A house
Back of House (BOH)/Backstage
the area of the theatre where the performance is prepared
Balchony
a raised seating area within an auditorium that extends over the seating area below.
Balcony Rail
a guardrail that forms the front of a balcony, or a bar for mounting stage lights on the front of the balcony.
Box Boom
a mounting position for stage spotlights at
the front side of the auditorium, usually a vertical
pipe
Bridge
a gallery or catwalk, sometimes suspended
from overhead rigging to allow it to be raised, lowered, or repositioned
Control Room
a room, usually at the rear of the auditorium,
from which lighting, sound, and other control equipment is operated during the performance
Crossover
a passage, usually at the rear of the stage,
used by performers and staff to move from one side
of the stage to the other without coming into the
view of the audience
Deck
the stage floor
Fly/Loft
the upper part of the stage house where
scenery, drapery, and equipment can be suspended
out of the view of the audience
Forestage
an extension of a proscenium stage downstage of the proscenium wall and apron
Front of House (FOH)
the public areas of a theatre
Grid
a floor of structural steel channel or grating
which extends over the upper portion of the stage
house. Provides mounting positions for theatre
equipment and staff access to any point over the
stage for rigging and maintenance.
House
- the seating area or audience chamber of a
performance space; auditorium; 2. the audience
Jump
a raised work platform within the stage house;
gallery also lighting jump
Lighting Catwalk
a raised walkway, usually above the auditorium, with operating and mounting positions for
stage spotlights
Mix Position
a location within the auditorium, often temporary, from which a sound mixing console is operated during the performance
Orchestra
in American usage, the seating area on the
main floor of the auditorium, or in the portion of the
main floor closest to the stage; called stalls in British
usage
Orchestra Pit
a depressed floor area immediately downstage of (or partly under) the apron, where the orchestra plays during performances. The orchestra
pit is often equipped with a lift or platforms to raise
the floor level to form an extension of the audience
seating area or a stage extension.
Parquet Circle
the seating area surrounding the rear of the
orchestra (or stalls), usually slightly elevated and
separated by a half wall
Plaster Line
in American usage, the finished upstage face
of the proscenium wall, fire curtain, or pilasters from
which equipment and scenery are dimensioned.
See also setting line.
Projection Booth
an elevated and enclosed room in which projection equipment is housed and operated
Proscenium
the opening in the proscenium wall through
which the stage is seen by the audience
