the part of the stage past the proscenium arch towards the audience

in the back on the RIGHT of the stage (from the audience view)

in the front on the LEFT of the stage (from the audience view)

the center of the acting area

a horizontally drawn curtain

lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers

A stage that has seating on all 4 sides.

A stage that has seating on 3 sides.

Behind the stage where the Dressing rooms, Greenroom, Fly System, Shops/Storage, and Call Board are located.

An arch that separates the stage from the auditorium.

The sides of backstage that can not be seen by the audience.

line, shape, mass, position, color, texture

emotionally evocative

walls doors platforms costume silhouette

time period

an agreed-upon meaning by a culture or society

placement of shapes/masses

making sure it works. big costume fitting through doors etc

emotionally evocative

social class

example of a textured set

example of texture of lighting

unity, variation, contrast, balance, emphasis

what does variation provide

white and black shirt vs black and grey shirt

symmetry and asymmetry

when one or a small group of things stand out

acting without a script

specific and clearly gives a direction

embracing each offer made by other players to advance the scene

the process of moving the scene forward MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN

information

to TRY to be funny without advancing the scene

moving through a scene without paying attention to other player's offers and only pushing your ideas

sexual, nasty, or just generally inappropriate materials

group of beats that have the same objective

what the character wants to achieve

a connection to your feelings

verbs

deep thrust

arena

pantomime

counter cross

entrance

exit

upstaging

attention upstaging

balance, level, depth, connections

producer

director

stage manager

where the audience sits

when a performance is so strong, committed, and well done that the audiences is willing to pretend it's actually happening

motion that shows the meaning of a word

emotion gesture

motions that use rhythm and or sound to make words stand out

projection and diction

appeal to reason

appeal to emotion

appeal to character

hinting to things

implied meaning

on stage without speaking

Did Cassio and Desdemona...

..., lets sentence/thought trail off

calling attention to something by saying it's not important

a contrast between expectation and reality

litote, deliberately less intense statement than meaning

speech to oneself

the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot

blank verse

a poetic meter that is made up of 5 stressed syllables (feet) each followed by an unstressed syllable

a comparison without using like or as

a comparison using like or as

the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.