Stagecraft
Terms
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- upstage
- the area of the stage farthest from the audience
- cue
- the signal an actor receives or uses to begin a line or movement
- down stage
- the area of the stage closest to the audience
- pantomine
- perfoming without words, expressing meaning through physical actions/gestures
- props
- physical items an actor interacts with on stage
- set
- physical environment in which the actors perform
- fourth wall
- imaginary wall between the actors and the audience
- house
- the area in a theatre where the audience sits
- backstage
- the area of the stage that is out of sight of the audience
- diction
- the actor's ability to be understood
- stage right
- the area of the stage to the actor's right
- center stage
- center area of the stage
- blocking
- actors' movements on stage
- theme
- the underlying meaning of a play or literary work
- proscenium arch
- an opening in a wall that stands between the stage and the house that becomes the frame through which the audience sees the play
- monologue
- part of a play in which one character speaks alone
- act
- the major sections of a play