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Stage terminology for Actors
PART ONE
THE STAGE LAYOUT & THE STAGE MANAGER
THEATER ARCHITECTURE
TYPES OFTHEATRE LAYOUTS
•Proscenium
•Thrust
•Arena
•Black Box (experimental)
Four basic types:
PROSCENIUMTHEATER
• Stage faces the audience
• Audience is all on one side
• Set up like a modern movie
theater.
FOURTH WALL REMOVED
Refers to naturalistic
& realistic drama.
Comes from the
tradition of building
three walls of a room
onstage & leaving
the 4th (the audience)
blank.
THRUST THEATER
• Stage “thrusts” into the
audience
• Audience is on three
sides.
• MarkTaper Forum is a
good example in Los
Angeles
Stratford, OntarioTheatre
ARENATHEATERS
• Audience sits on all 4 sides.
• Props and costumes must be
very detailed
• Entrances and exits take place
thru the audience.
BLACK BOX (EXPERIMENTAL)THEATERS
• The “EMPTY SPACE”
• Flexible space. Can
be set up in most any
configuration.
Most of our stage directions are based
on use in the proscenium theater.The
other spaces have adapted some of the
terms.
Lobby
Actors need to know
the lay of the land.
Orchestra Pit
• Sits at the front of
the stage with part
of it extending
upstage underneath
the stage.
• Sometimes the
apron extends over
part of the pit
Backstage (also called off stage)
Backstage (the fly system)
FLY RAIL: SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWS USTO FLY SCENERY & LIGHTS
Backstage (the fly system)
Battens (pipes) that we hang scenery & lights from.
These are controlled by the fly rail.
Backstage or Offstage
• Out of view of the
audience.
• Where actors wait before
coming onstage
• The long curtains are
“legs” or ”tormenters”
Backstage or Offstage
• Out of view of the
audience.
• Where actors wait before
coming onstage
• The short curtains at the
top are “borders” or
”teasers”
Backstage or Offstage
It is called “waiting in the wings” when you are
off stage left or off stage right.
DROPS, CURTAINS, SCRIMS
MASKING CURTAINS
•Called Borders &
Legs
•OrTeasers &
Tormentors
•Same thing - just
two sets of names
PROSCENIUM ARCH & MASKING
ORDER OF PROSCENIUM ARCH & MASKING
ORDER OF PROSCENIUM ARCH & MASKING
“IN ONE”
• The places you can
enter from the wings
• You count the openings
from downstage (near
the Proscenium Arch)
to upstage.
In oneIn twoIn three
A NUMBER “In One ”
An act that needed that area plus
the next 6 feet was “in two” since
that area was in front of the
number two curtain, & so on up to
“full stage.” These specifications
were standard ways of describing
an act’s space requirements, &
were a primary consideration in
planning the practical flow of a full
program.
An act or routine that works in the 6-foot area between the footlights & the
closed main show (number one) curtain.
The Call Board
– a place in the theater where company notices are
posted. This may include sign-in sheets, rehearsal
notes, safety & other union information. Company
members are responsible for all information posted
there. Many theaters now include some sort of online
information center but this does not substitute for the
sign-in sheet.
CALLTIMES in the theater
Call – the time that you are expected to be
ready to begin rehearsal, or arrive for
performance. Standard Actor’s Equity call
time is 30 minutes prior to curtain.This is
known as the “half hour” call.
Other “calls” the stage manager gives include:
• 15 minutes to places
• 5 minutes to places
• Actors to their places
• During intermission you get 5 minutes and
places again
The STAGE MANAGER
– the person who manages the stage
on behalf of actors, directors, designers
and technicians in rehearsal &
performance. Duties include recording
blocking & directing notes, calling the
light, sound & scene shifting cues
during the actual performances,
recording copious performance notes,
and giving actors performance notes.
They also conduct understudy
rehearsals. A member of AEA, they
must also be adept at most technical
skills. On tour they run the light focus
sessions after load in.
Prompt book – the
master copy of the script.
This is maintained by the
stage manager & includes
blocking notation,
director’s notes, & technical
cues for lighting, sound &
set shifts.
The STAGE MANAGER’s PROMPT BOOK
The STAGE MANAGER’s PROMPT BOOK
THE GREEN ROOM
-- the actors’ common room, usually
placed near the stage for communal
use during performances.
”break a leg”
– acknowledges that the play is done & that the
characters are just actors who can now reveal them-
selves. It gives the audience a chance to express their
gratitude, and allows the actors to bask in the applause
from their public.
the end
• Turned on by the stage
manager after rehearsal
& left onstage to keep
the theater ghost
company thru the night.
The Ghost Light

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Stage terminology for actors part 1

  • 1. Stage terminology for Actors PART ONE
  • 2. THE STAGE LAYOUT & THE STAGE MANAGER
  • 3. THEATER ARCHITECTURE TYPES OFTHEATRE LAYOUTS •Proscenium •Thrust •Arena •Black Box (experimental) Four basic types:
  • 4. PROSCENIUMTHEATER • Stage faces the audience • Audience is all on one side • Set up like a modern movie theater.
  • 5. FOURTH WALL REMOVED Refers to naturalistic & realistic drama. Comes from the tradition of building three walls of a room onstage & leaving the 4th (the audience) blank.
  • 6. THRUST THEATER • Stage “thrusts” into the audience • Audience is on three sides. • MarkTaper Forum is a good example in Los Angeles Stratford, OntarioTheatre
  • 7. ARENATHEATERS • Audience sits on all 4 sides. • Props and costumes must be very detailed • Entrances and exits take place thru the audience.
  • 8. BLACK BOX (EXPERIMENTAL)THEATERS • The “EMPTY SPACE” • Flexible space. Can be set up in most any configuration.
  • 9. Most of our stage directions are based on use in the proscenium theater.The other spaces have adapted some of the terms.
  • 10. Lobby Actors need to know the lay of the land.
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  • 12. Orchestra Pit • Sits at the front of the stage with part of it extending upstage underneath the stage. • Sometimes the apron extends over part of the pit
  • 14. Backstage (the fly system) FLY RAIL: SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWS USTO FLY SCENERY & LIGHTS
  • 15. Backstage (the fly system) Battens (pipes) that we hang scenery & lights from. These are controlled by the fly rail.
  • 16. Backstage or Offstage • Out of view of the audience. • Where actors wait before coming onstage • The long curtains are “legs” or ”tormenters”
  • 17. Backstage or Offstage • Out of view of the audience. • Where actors wait before coming onstage • The short curtains at the top are “borders” or ”teasers”
  • 18. Backstage or Offstage It is called “waiting in the wings” when you are off stage left or off stage right.
  • 20. MASKING CURTAINS •Called Borders & Legs •OrTeasers & Tormentors •Same thing - just two sets of names
  • 21. PROSCENIUM ARCH & MASKING
  • 22. ORDER OF PROSCENIUM ARCH & MASKING
  • 23. ORDER OF PROSCENIUM ARCH & MASKING
  • 24. “IN ONE” • The places you can enter from the wings • You count the openings from downstage (near the Proscenium Arch) to upstage. In oneIn twoIn three
  • 25. A NUMBER “In One ” An act that needed that area plus the next 6 feet was “in two” since that area was in front of the number two curtain, & so on up to “full stage.” These specifications were standard ways of describing an act’s space requirements, & were a primary consideration in planning the practical flow of a full program. An act or routine that works in the 6-foot area between the footlights & the closed main show (number one) curtain.
  • 26. The Call Board – a place in the theater where company notices are posted. This may include sign-in sheets, rehearsal notes, safety & other union information. Company members are responsible for all information posted there. Many theaters now include some sort of online information center but this does not substitute for the sign-in sheet.
  • 27. CALLTIMES in the theater Call – the time that you are expected to be ready to begin rehearsal, or arrive for performance. Standard Actor’s Equity call time is 30 minutes prior to curtain.This is known as the “half hour” call. Other “calls” the stage manager gives include: • 15 minutes to places • 5 minutes to places • Actors to their places • During intermission you get 5 minutes and places again
  • 28. The STAGE MANAGER – the person who manages the stage on behalf of actors, directors, designers and technicians in rehearsal & performance. Duties include recording blocking & directing notes, calling the light, sound & scene shifting cues during the actual performances, recording copious performance notes, and giving actors performance notes. They also conduct understudy rehearsals. A member of AEA, they must also be adept at most technical skills. On tour they run the light focus sessions after load in.
  • 29. Prompt book – the master copy of the script. This is maintained by the stage manager & includes blocking notation, director’s notes, & technical cues for lighting, sound & set shifts. The STAGE MANAGER’s PROMPT BOOK
  • 30. The STAGE MANAGER’s PROMPT BOOK
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  • 32. THE GREEN ROOM -- the actors’ common room, usually placed near the stage for communal use during performances.
  • 34. – acknowledges that the play is done & that the characters are just actors who can now reveal them- selves. It gives the audience a chance to express their gratitude, and allows the actors to bask in the applause from their public.
  • 36. • Turned on by the stage manager after rehearsal & left onstage to keep the theater ghost company thru the night. The Ghost Light