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Etiquette
 The customary code of polite
behavior in society or among
members of a particular profession
or group.
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 Going to a play is NOT like going to a sporting event.
 In sports, you yell and shout at the teams to show support
or dislike.
 At a play, you clap at the end of a scene to show your support.
 In sports you may bring a sign to hold up to show your
support.
 At a play, you clap at the end of a scene to show your support.
 In sports you may talk to those around you.
 At a play, you should talk at all until the play is over.
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 Going to a play is NOT like going to a concert.
 At a concert, you may sing along with a song you like.
 At a play, you should not sing along.
 At a concert, you may talk to those around you.
 At a play, you should not talk to those around you until the play is
over.
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 Going to a play is NOT like going to a movie.
 At a movie, you may get up and leave whenever you need
to and go to the restroom or get concessions.
 At a play, you cannot leave anytime. If it’s an emergency and you
MUST leave, wait until the end of a scene and exit quietly. The
ushers may not let you back in.
 At a movie, you might have your phone on and text.
(people don’t like it, but you might do it anyway.)
 At a play, your phone should not just be on silent, but OFF.
Remember, vibrate is NOT silent.
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Types of Theatres
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Types of Theatres
 Proscenium
 Audience is found on 1 side
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Types of Theatres
 Thrust
 Audience is found on 3 sides
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Types of Theatres
 Arena
 Audience is found on all 4 sides
 Sometimes called “Theatre in the Round”
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Types of Theatres
 Black Box
 Audience seats can be placed in
any position imaginable.
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Types of Theatres
 Found Space
 A performance space not originally
intended to be a performance
space..
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Parts of the Theatre
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Parts of the Theatre
• Stage- where the actors
perform
• Apron- part of the stage that
extends past the proscenium
arch
• Orchestra Pit- sometimes under
the apron, where the musicians
can sit to play.
• House- where the audience
sits.
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Parts of the Theatre
• Backstage- everywhere the
audience does not see.
• Wings- along the sides of the stage
between curtains
• Fly space- the area above the stage
that raises and drops the scenery.
• Green room- where the actors meet
and hang out backstage.
• Dressing rooms- where the actors get
ready (like a locker room)
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Grand/Main/Front curtain- the
main curtain separating the stage
from the audience.
Tormentors- blocks the
audience’s sight from the edge of
the main curtain.
Legs- long narrow curtains that
hang along the sides of the stage.
Borders/valences-short curtains
Traveler- legs that can open or
that run the length of the stage
close across the stage. Located
hiding lighting and fly space.
halfway back and/or at the back of
the stage.
Backdrop- a painted piece of
scenery hanging usually in the
back.
Cyclorama/cyc- a giant white
piece of fabric that sit at the very
back of the stage. Lights are shone16
on the cyc to create sky effects.
Stage Directions
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Apron
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UP
RIGHT
RIGHT
CENTER
DOWN
RIGHT
UP
CENTER
CENTER
DOWN
CENTER
UP
LEFT
LEFT
CENTER
DOWN
LEFT
Apron
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Body Positions
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Full
Back
Profile
Right
Profile
Left
Full
Front
Apron
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Full
Back
Profile
Right
Profile
Left
Apron
Full
Front
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Full
Back
Profile
Right
Profile
Left
Apron
Full
Front
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Full
Back
Profile
Right
Profile
Left
Full
Front
Apron
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Full
Back
Profile Profile
Right
Left
Apron
Full
Front
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Blocking
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Blocking
The pattern of movement
actors follow while on stage.
Choreography
Blocking set to music (aka dance).
The word choreography literally
means "dance-writing" from
Greek.
Focus
The focus is where the audience
should be paying attention.
Balance
The visual symmetry of the stage.
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At Rise/Discovered
Who and what are on the stage when
the curtain opens.
Cross
To move from one position
to another onstage
Counter Cross
Movement in opposite directions
by two or more actors to balance
the stage positions
Cheat Out
A stage technique in which
an actor pivots the torso
and turns the face towards
the audience
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Cheat Out
A stage technique in which
an actor pivots the torso
and turns the face towards
the audience
Stage Business
Any specific actions other than a change of
location, performed on the stage, such as
picking up a book or pouring a cup of tea, used
to establish atmosphere, reveal characters or
explain a situation.
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Who’s Who
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Director
Person in charge of the artistic production of a play.
Assistant Director
Person who helps the director with duties such as
warming up the cast, checking roll, posting rehearsal
schedules, writing direction notes, running errands,
and filling in as an understudy when someone is
absent.
Stage Manager
The person in charge of supervising backstage.
During rehearsals: acts as a assistant to the director,
communicates with Actors, writes down blocking
During Performances: follows along with the prompt book
and calls cues and is responsible for running the show.
Playwright
Author of a play
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Designer
A person who creates or
plans a specific part of the
production
Crew
Committee of technicians
who work behind the
scenes creating everything
on and off stage.
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Scenery
Set Designer
A person who designs
the set for a production
Technical Director
A person who tells the crew HOW
to build the designer’s designs.
Stage Crew
Group of technicians responsible for
building the scenery.
Also, during a production, is in
charge of any scene changes.
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Props
Items used by the actors for stage business
Property
Master/ Mistress
The person in charge of the stage
properties (or props) for a production.
Prop Crew
The crew in charge of stage
properties (props).
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Costumes
Costume Designer
A person who designs or
plans the costumes to be
worn in a play or stage
production
Costume Crew
Seamstresses: “Build/sew”
the costumes based on the
designer's designs.
Dressers: Help the actors
change in and out of their
costumes backstage during a
production.
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Make-Up
ALL ACTORS (male and female) are REQUIRED TO WEAR MAKEUP!!!
Makeup
Designer
A person who designs the
makeup to be worn by
each actor.
Makeup Crew
Crew in charge of applying the
makeup.
Can be all one person, and can also be the costume designer.
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Lights
Lighting Designer
Person who plans the
lighting and lighting effects
for a production.
Light Crew
Technicians responsible for
preparing and running the lights
for a production
Board operator: person who
operates the light board and
changes light cues.
Spot: Person who operates the
manual spot lights that stay on an
actor as they move around the
stage.
Sound
Sound Designer
A person who plans all
the sounds and sound
effects for a show.
Sound Crew
Group responsible for carrying
out all sound effects for a
production.
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Publicity
House
Publicity Crew
House Crew
The people responsible for
organizing and implementing all
advertising for a production.
Tasks Include:
Radio/news ads
flyers
ticket sales
programs
Group of people responsible
for printing tickets and
programs, managing the box
office, audience, and physical
theatre during a production.
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Producer
The person responsible for the
entire production, including
obtaining financial backing,
paying the bills, and hiring the
director and creative staff.
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Producer
Playwright
Director
Stage
Manager
Set
Designer
Property
Master/
Mistress
Technical
Director
Prop
Crew
Stage
crew
Costume
Designer
Makeup
Designer
Seamstress
/ Tailor
Makeup
Crew
Dressers
Sound
Designer
Lighting
Designer
Light
Crew
Spots
Sound
Crew
Board
Operator
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Actors
Trying out for a position/role in a play
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Character
representing a personality type,
especially by emphasizing distinctive
traits, as language, mannerisms,
physical makeup, etc.
Versatility
Role
The ability to change style
or character with ease
A part/character/person
written by a playwright
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Cast
Noun: the actors in a play collectively
Verb: selecting the actors for the cast
Casting Call
An audition announcement
Double Cast
Selecting two actors for each role,
the cast then splits performances
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Cold Reading
An audition when the actor uses
material never seen before.
Prepared Audition
The casting call tells you what you
need to come prepared with.
Call Backs
When actors are called back for a second
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(or third, or sixteenth) audition.
Principals/Leads
The main characters in a play
Ingénue
(Pronounced: On-Jeh-new)
An Actress who plays the role
of youthful girls; usually a Lead
Juvenile
An Actor who plays the role of
youthful boys; usually a Lead
Supporting
An acting role with many lines,
but is not the lead
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Bit Part
An acting role with very few lines
Cameo
A one-scene part (usually someone famous or important)
Ensemble/Chorus
the cast of a play other than the principals or
supporting
Usually several characters
Understudy
An actor who learns a role in case the
lead/supporting actor cannot perform
Usually part of the Ensemble as well
Swing
Understudy for the Ensemble
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practices of the play in preparation for performance
Once is not enough!!
Do it OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER
AND OVER AGAIN!!!
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Read Through
An organized table reading of the play by the
actors with speaking parts
Act
The division of a play
scene
The division of a play within an Act
Blocking Rehearsals
the rehearsal where the precise movement and
positioning of actors on a stage is decided on
Off-Book
Having one’s lines memorized and can rehearse
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without the script in their hands
Technical Rehearsal
is a rehearsal that focuses on the
technological aspects of the performance
Dress Rehearsal
a rehearsal of a play, in costume and with
scenery, props, and lights arranged and
operated as if a performance;
often the final rehearsal
Preview
a special dress rehearsal
with an audience
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Performance
the execution or accomplishment of
presenting a play in front of an audience
Strike
to take apart and put away the set and
elements of a production, after all the
performances have completed.
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Beginning
Conflict
End
Middle
Climax
Resolution
Exposition
Conflict
Climax
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Exposition:
Explaining, when the theme and main
characters are introduced
Conflict:
An encounter of struggle or opposition
Rising Action:
A related series of incidents in a literary plot
that build toward the point of greatest interest.
Climax:
A final decisive moment that is a major turning
point in a plot; the point of greatest interest.
Resolution:
The play comes to a solution; the ending
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