Theater Stage Vocabulary

What is a Proscenium stage?

• A stage with seating on three sides

• A flexible space with no fixed seating

• A stage with a large archway at the front, with the audience seated on one side

• A stage where the audience is seated on all four sides

What is a Thrust stage?

• A stage with a large archway at the front

• A stage that extends out into the audience, with seating on three sides

• A flexible space with no fixed seating

• A stage where the audience is seated on all four sides

What is a Black Box Theatre?

• A stage with a large archway at the front

• A flexible space with no fixed seating or stage

• A stage that extends out into the audience

• A stage where the audience is seated on all four sides

What is an Arena stage?

• A stage with a large archway at the front

• A stage that extends out into the audience

• A flexible space with no fixed seating

• A stage where the audience is seated on all four sides

What is the Proscenium Arch?

• An arch framing the opening between the stage and the auditorium

• A stage that extends out into the audience

• A flexible space with no fixed seating

• A stage where the audience is seated on all four sides

What is the Stage?

• A flexible space with no fixed seating

• A designated space for the performance of productions

• A stage that extends out into the audience

• A stage where the audience is seated on all four sides

What is the Apron?

• The area behind the scenery not visible to the audience

• The areas just off stage left or stage right

• Any part of the stage that extends past the proscenium arch and into the audience

• A flexible space with no fixed seating

What are the Wings?

• The area behind the scenery not visible to the audience

• The areas just off stage left or stage right, not seen by the audience

• Any part of the stage that extends past the proscenium arch

• A flexible space with no fixed seating

What is the Backstage?

• The area behind the scenery not visible to the audience

• The areas just off stage left or stage right

• Any part of the stage that extends past the proscenium arch

• A flexible space with no fixed seating

What is the Fly System used for in a theater?

• To control lighting

• To lift scenery from the stage

• To manage sound effects

• To provide seating for the audience