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The Stage
stage direction and vocabulary words
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Fine Art
7th Grade
03/30/2010

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Apron
Definition
part of the stage projecting past the curtain line toward the audience
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Backstage
Definition
area that the audience cannot see; off
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Centerstage
Definition
middle prtion of the stage area
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Curtain Line
Definition
imaginary line on the stage below the grand drape
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Downstage, Down
Definition
portion of the stage closest to the audience; toward the audience
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House
Definition
the audience; place where the audience sits; front, out front
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Left, Stage Left
Definition
actor's left when facing the audience
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Proscenium
Definition
permanent framed opening through which the audience sees a play
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Right, Stage Right
Definition
actor's right when facing the audience
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Stage
Definition
part of the theater where actors perform; acting area, boards, deck, on, playing area
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Theatre in the Round
Definition
theatre facility where the audience surrounds the stage on all the sides; arena stage.
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Thrust Stage
Definition
stage that extends well past the proscenium arch so that the audience surrounds it on three sides
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Up, Upstage
Definition
portion of the stage farthest from the audience; away from the audience
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Wings
Definition
backstage area on either side of the stage
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