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Parts of a Stage

Parts of a Stage. KNOWING YOUR WAY AROUND. Grand Drape.

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Parts of a Stage

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  1. Parts of a Stage KNOWING YOUR WAY AROUND

  2. Grand Drape • Curtain that masks the acting area from the Audience. The front curtain is opened at the beginning of the play and closed between acts or scenes. It is usually a drawn curtain that parts in the middle. Sometimes called the Main Curtain or Grand Drape, it is usually a very nice, attractive material.

  3. Curtain Line • The line marking the position of the curtain when closed.

  4. Apron • Narrow acting area between the front edge of the stage and the front curtain. (Curtain Line) (Curtain Line) (Audience)

  5. Proscenium Arch • “Picture frame” for the opening of the stage

  6. Grand Teaser • Heavy curtain or canvas-covered wooden frame hung above the proscenium opening to adjust the height of the opening • Helps mask (hide) lighting instruments

  7. Grand Tormentors • A set of curtains, usually the same color as the grand drape used to regulate the width of the proscenium opening

  8. Traveler • A stage curtain that closes all the way giving a neutral black background.

  9. Legs • Drapes hung in pairs, stage right and left, behind the tormentors to mask (hide) the backstage

  10. Borders • Short curtains hung at intervals above the acting area to mask (hide) lights and scenery from the audience

  11. Cyclorama (Cyc) • Background curtain covering stage back and sides. Usually, it curves around the sides a little. It is often used for special lighting effects

  12. Scrim • A drop made of fabric that seems almost opaque when lit from the front and semi-transparent when lit from behind.

  13. SCRIM

  14. Battens • Long pipes from which curtains, lights, or flats are hung

  15. Electrical • A pipe suspended about the stage, equipped with outlets for lighting instruments.

  16. Flat • A canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery

  17. Storage Loft • An area used to store flats, door units, or other pieces of scenery.

  18. Flies • Area above stage where scenery is hung out of view

  19. Fly • To raise or lower scenery

  20. Line • Each individual batten that can be raised or lowered

  21. Pinrail • A rail on the fly gallery wall. The area from which the flies are operated.

  22. Counter-Weight System • A system of lines and weights that gives mechanical advantage to raising or lowering

  23. Gridiron (Grid) • Framework of beams above the stage; supports riggings for flying scenery

  24. Lighting Bay • Where the stage lights are stored above the audience .

  25. Trap • Opening in the stage floor

  26. Wings • The wings are a part of the stage deck but offstage out of sight of the audience. • The wings are usually masked by legs. • This is the area where an actor waits before making their entrance.

  27. House • The house is where the audience is seated.

  28. Orchestra • The first level of seating in all auditoriums.

  29. Mezzanine • The second level of seating in a three-seating level auditorium.

  30. Balcony • The third level of seating in a three-seating level auditorium.

  31. Petite Balcony • The fourth level of seating in a huge theatre with four levels.

  32. Call Board A Backstage bulletin board that contains important information for the cast. It also will contain a sign-in sheet for when cast member arrive for rehearsals.

  33. Green Room • A waiting area offstage for actors to sit.

  34. Dressing Room • Small rooms offstage where actors get into costume and apply makeup.

  35. Assignment • Go on an online Scavenger Hunt and find an example of each of the things we talked about today. Put it in a power point with the name of the picture at the top of the slide!

  36. Parts of the Stage / Acting Areas • Adapted from textbook pages 154-156 (“Acting Areas”), Figures 9-6 & 9-7 BACKSTAGE (Curtain) UR (Upstage Right) UC (Upstage Center) UL (Upstage Left) OFFSTAGE OFFSTAGE R (Stage Right Center) C (Center Stage) L (Stage Left Center) DR (Downstage Right) DC (Downstage Center) DL (Downstage Left) Apron (Proscenium Line) (Curtain Line) (Audience)

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