the structure within which theatrical performance are given; usually includes an orchestra or seating area and a stage.

a collaborative art form including the composition, enactment, and interpretation of dramatic presentation for an audience.

responsible for running the show.

a male or female person who performs a role in a play, television, or movie.

the person who overseas the entire process of staging a production.

is the oldest known fixed type of staging in the world, and it is thousands of years old.

a stage where the audience sits on one side. The audience faces one side of the stage directly, and normally sits at a lower sight.

is positioned at the center of the audience.

a stage where the audience sits on the two sides.

the view of the stage for the audience; also called a proscenium arch. The archway is in a sense the frame for stage as defined by the boundaries of the stage beyond which is a viewer cannot see.

the border drapes across the top of the stage that conceals the lighting instrument.

the border drapes on the sides of the stage that conceal the backstage areas.

the large muslin drape hung across the extreme upstage areas that represent the sky.

the main curtain that conceals the stage from the audience. Usually red.

the area of the stage on the audience side of the grand drape.

the ropes, pulleys, and arbors off stage right that controls the height of the drapes, electrics, battens, and hanging scenery.

pipes hung above the width of the stage that can be used for hanging scenery.

a batten affixed with electrical outlets used for hanging and powering lightning instruments.

a large piece of painted fabric hung behind the actors. Usually painted to resemble a realistic location.

a movement from one part of the stage to another.

an expressive movement of the body or limbs.

the actions of the play printed in the script by the publisher.

the conversation of the actors on stage.

a theatrical work that is intentionally humorous.

a distinctive and unique manner in which a writer arranges word to achieve particular effects.

a play that demonstrate a character's fall from grace, power, position, or moral standing through his/her own actions.

a particular type or category of literature.

any printed words, including dialogue and the stage directions for a script

clear and precise pronunciation of words

ordered structure of a play as the action progress through the story

a decisive point in the plot of a play on where the outcome of the remaining action depends.

subdivision between sections of a play.

that area within the performance space within which the actor may move in full view of the audience. Also know as playing area.

Form of the stage where the audience are seated on atleast two side of the whole acting arena

process where the director or casting director of a production asks actors/actresses/performers to show him/her what they can do.

the part of the stage and theatre which is out of the sight of the audience

the planning and working of the movements of actors on the stage

the members of the acting company

the process of the director choosing actors to perform the characters in the play

clothes worn by the actors on stage

the command given to the technical departments to carry out a particular operation

at the end of the performance, the acknowledgement of applause by actors- the bows

the part of the stage nearest to the audience

a full rehearsal, with all technical and creative elements brought together

Break between sections of the performance

movement towards the nearest side of the stage from the center

furnishing, set dressing, and all items large and small which cannot be classified as scenery, electrics, or wardrobe

left/right as scene from the actor's point of view on stage

the part of the stage fartnest from the audience