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How do actors, directors, technicians & designers
talk about their work?
They speak the language of
STAGECRAFT©2006 EvaMedia, Inc.
DRAMATIC MEDIA are …
• Means of telling stories by way of stage, film, videotape, DVD, radio, television, or computer.
to AUDITION is …
• To try out for a role
• Also called ‘reading’ for a part
a CALL BACK is …
• Getting a second audition for the same role
• Similar to ‘making the cut’ in a sports tryout
BLOCKING is …
• The path an actor creates on stage
• Usually determined by the director (with assistance from actor)
• Often written down in a script using common theatrical symbols (X R means ‘cross down right’)
a CUE is …• Something that
precedes and prompts the next line or action
• A signal to the actors to begin what happens next
• Can be visual or aural
ELECTRICS are …
• Stage lights, including their mounts and wiring
a BLACKOUT is …• All stage lights
go off simultaneously and suddenly
• More abrupt than ‘fade to black’
PROPS are …
• Any objects, except costumes & scenery, used onstage
• Can be hand props or set pieces
DRESS REHEARSAL is …
• Same as performance, but without an audience (usually)
• A run-through of the whole show with tech, props & costumes in place
DICTION is …
• Selection & clear pronunciation of words
• SPEAKING CLEARLY
PROJECTION is …
• How well the voice carries to the audience
• SPEAKING LOUDLY
ACOUSTICS means …
• The quality of sound in a room, theatre, or performance space
the HOUSE is …
• Where the audience sits
FRONT OF HOUSE is …
• Box office & lobby of a theatre
the STAGE is …• The acting area• Where the actors perform
There are There are 3 kinds of STAGES3 kinds of STAGES::
• ProsceniumProscenium
• ThrustThrust
• ArenaArena
PROSCENIUM is …• The most
common type of stage
• Walls that ‘frame’ the front of the acting area are called the ‘proscenium arch’
P R O S C E N I U M A R C HPROSCENIUM
ARCH
PROSCENIUM
ARCH
STAGE(ACTING AREA)
WINGS(offstage)
APRON HOUSE
(front view)
a THRUST stage is …
• Acting area extended into the house with audience seated on three sidesH
OU
SE
HO
US
E
HOUSE
STAGE
(overhead view)
an ARENA stage …
• Has audience seated on all sides
• Is sometimes called ‘theatre in the round’
STAGE
(overhead view)
BACKSTAGE is …• Hidden by scenery, walls
or proscenium• Where cast & crew
can work unseen by the audience
• Dressing rooms here• Also called ‘wings,’
‘offstage’ or ‘off’
DOWNSTAGE is …
• Area of the stage closest to the audience
(UPSTAGE is stage area farthest from
audience)
STAGE DIRECTIONS …• Standard, universal• Prevents confusion• Saves rehearsal
time• Indicates locations
for actors, props, scenery.
• From actor’s perspective when facing audience
UPUP
RIGHTRIGHT
UPUP
CENTERCENTER
UPUP
LEFTLEFT
RIGHTRIGHT
CENTERCENTERCENTERCENTER
LEFT LEFT
CENTERCENTER
DOWNDOWN
RIGHTRIGHT
DOWN DOWN CENTERCENTER
DOWN DOWN
LEFTLEFT
apron (front-of-stage)
(overhead view)
the COMPANY is …
• Everyone associated with the production