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        | part of the stage projecting past the curtain line toward the audience |  | 
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        | area that the audience cannot see; off |  | 
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        | middle prtion of the stage area |  | 
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        | imaginary line on the stage below the grand drape |  | 
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        | portion of the stage closest to the audience; toward the audience |  | 
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        | the audience; place where the audience sits; front, out front |  | 
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        | actor's left when facing the audience |  | 
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        | permanent framed opening through which the audience sees a play |  | 
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        | actor's right when facing the audience |  | 
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        | part of the theater where actors perform; acting area, boards, deck, on, playing area |  | 
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        | theatre facility where the audience surrounds the stage on all the sides; arena stage. |  | 
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        | stage that extends well past the proscenium arch so that the audience surrounds it on three sides |  | 
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        | portion of the stage farthest from the audience; away from the audience |  | 
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        | backstage area on either side of the stage |  | 
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