Understanding Actor Positions on Stage

What does 'Full front' mean in terms of actor positioning?

• Actor faces the audience directly

• Actor turns so the audience can see only half his/her face

• Actor is neither full front nor profile

• Actor's back is to the audience

In which position does the actor turn so the audience can see only half of their face?

• Three-quarters right or left

• Full front

• Profile right or left

• Full back

What is meant by 'One-quarter right or left'?

• Actor's back is to the audience

• Actor faces the audience directly

• Actor is neither full front nor profile, but about halfway between

• Actor turns so the audience can see only half his/her face

Which position describes the actor's back being to the audience?

• One-quarter right or left

• Full back

• Profile right or left

• Full front

What does 'Three-quarters right or left' indicate?

• Actor is neither full back nor profile, but about halfway between

• Actor faces the audience directly

• Actor turns so the audience can see only half his/her face

• Actor's back is to the audience

Which position is also known as 'cheating out'?

• Full back

• One-quarter right or left

• Profile right or left

• Three-quarters right or left

In which position is the actor neither full back nor profile?

• Three-quarters right or left

• Full back

• Profile right or left

• Full front

Which position involves the actor being about halfway between full front and profile?

• One-quarter right or left

• Full back

• Three-quarters right or left

• Profile right or left