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| process where actors with the director and the stage managers work with the script and movement |
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| a stage configuration with the audience on all sides; sometimes called in-the-round |
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| metal pipes (originally wood) that hang over a stage used for flying scenery, curtains, and lighting insturments |
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| flexible theater space usually painted black |
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| horizontal units running across the top of the stage area that help to hide the rigging above the stage |
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| the Roman version of the theatron or seating area for the audience |
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| a call to action; the stage manager has these written into a prompt book that they will call during the show; other technical people on headphones will hear these called at specific times during the play and they will respond with an action |
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| includes lighting, sounds, scenic and costume designers and could include video or projections; this team works with director's or producer's concept to design the show; usually chosen by artistic director/director or producer |
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| originally a theatrical device in ancient Greek theater where a god would appear above the scenery at the end of the play and resolve all the conflicts; now, any event happening late in the show that resolves all problems |
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| god of harvest, fertility, wine, irrationality (imported from Egypt where he was Osiris, resurrected twice) |
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| a song of spring sung around an altar usually by a chorus of about 50 celebrating the life and resurrection of Dionysus |
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| a large expanse of cloth that is painted with a scene and hung in the theater as a backdrop for the stage to help signify location |
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| a wheeled platform to move scenery or bodies to and from the stage |
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| the lower class people in early English theater who would stand to watch the plays |
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| a drawing of the stage from a bird's eye or an overhead view |
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| an elaborate set piece of a giant grotesque head with working jaws and real fire that gobbled people whole; usually on the opposite end of the row of mansions from heaven |
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______ means down, flying scenery into the scene; ______ means up, flying out of the scene |
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| (from the Globe theater) the area on the second level of the stage which could be curtained and was used for balcony scenes, people at windows, messengers or trumpeters on walls, musicians playing for scenes within the play, attacking armies who then climb to the it by the use of ladders, etc. |
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| the area just underneath the inner above; can also be curtained |
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| locations to hang lighting instruments; many times include catwalks to access the lighting positions |
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| a small scenic structure for indicating location of a part of the performance during the medieval period; many would be in a row or in a circle, each with their own performance that was part of the whole |
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| rolling structures with scenic elements used to bring the theatrical performances of the church to the people in villages and towns (mansion was on top) |
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| triangular, 3 sided columns that would have different locations painted on each side; they were rotated to show change of location |
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| the location the lower class audiences in early English theater would stand to watch the plays |
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| a small area in front of the mansion where the action took place |
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| meeting of production team heads, designers, director, production manager, etc.; first meeting helps to refine vision and work out rough spots; latter meeting to make changes, infrom other of progress, ask question, make sure team is on right track |
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| the process which includes the concept for the production, the design and construction of the design |
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| made up of technical specialist from scenery, props, lighting, sound, costumes, projection, etc.; takes drawing and designs and works with designers to produce design team concepts |
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| the architectural wall that separates the backstage area from the audience |
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| a stage configuration where the audience is on one side of the stage |
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| a columned arch located in front of the skene that supported the porch like projection from the second story |
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| an elaborate decorated single facade form of the skene employed by the Romans |
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| the written play, text; the core or focus of the production; usually chosen by the artistic director or producer and is the basis for the design |
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| stage machinery of the medieval theater; managed by the Master of Secrets |
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| drawing of a vertical cut through, usually from the side |
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| line of sight; used to check what will be in view from a particular seat; how much of the set, playing area, or backstage can be seen; usually drawn from seats in the extreme corners of the theater |
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| a wall or facade to hide backstage action on the Greek stage; could also be a small structure with rooms for dressing or hiding equipment |
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| the visual impact, the action, costumes, masks, and effects used in the theater |
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| period where the technical elements are rehearsed before the opening with the actors (wet tech) or without the actors (dry tech) |
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| a bowl shaped hill where the audience could sit, sometimes with carved seating; usually steeply sloped |
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| a stage configuration with the audience on 3 sides |
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| to raise or lower anything with ropes or cables |
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| a fabric covering or awning used to shade the audience in the Roman cavea |
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| a passageway to the rows of seats in a theater-- from vomere (to discharge) |
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| vertical strips of flat scenery on either side of the stage that help to hide the areas off stage |
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| offstage space to either side of the arch used for scenery storage and actor entrances and exits |
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