Musical Theatre Terminology
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- Q1Instrumental piece the orchestra plays before act I. (Usually includes highlights from the show)Overture30s
- Q2Instrumental piece played between acts.Entr'acte30s
- Q3a large-scale musical number involving many performers in lavish costumes; frequently a dance numberProduction Number30s
- Q4A large division of the show - A group of scenes in a playAn act30s
- Q5a division of an act into smaller partsA scene30s
- Q6Printed sheet music - the music written downScore30s
- Q7The text of an opera or other dramatic musical work, the script - from the word for book.Libretto30s
- Q8Where the orchestra plays - directly in front of the stagePit30s
- Q9the part of a theater stage in front of the curtainProscenium30s
- Q10Offstage spaces to the sides of the acting areaWings30s
- Q11the area above the stage where scenery, drops, and lights are hung when not in useFly Space30s
- Q12Articles or objects that appear on stage during a play. Smaller, movable items that are NOT set pieces.Props30s
- Q13constructions that set the scene for the drama. Large pieces (tables, chairs, walls, doors)Sets30s
- Q14try out for a role in a playAudition30s
- Q15Practices to prepare for performancesRehearsal30s