These are very high ceilings behind the proscenium arch of a theatre used to house scenery that is โflownโ up and down on a system of pulleys to change the sets.
FLY SPACES
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This is a booth where theatre tickets are sold.
BOX OFFICE
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In Ancient Greek drama, this is a term used for any dramatic device outside of the main action used to bring the play to a final resolution.
DEUS EX MACHINA
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The area of the stage closest to the audience in proscenium or thrust staging.
DOWNSTAGE
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This is a performance space, usually painted black, that permits the rearrangement of seating and playing areas for every production in a variety of traditional and non-traditional arrangements.
BLACK BOX THEATRE
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These are areas on the periphery of the playing area that can be masked to hide actors, technicians, props, and scenery.
WINGS
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This is a still-in-use ancient Greek theatre that has perfect acoustics.
EPHIDARUS
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This is the area to the actorโs right when standing center stage, facing the audience on a proscenium or thrust stage.
STAGE RIGHT
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This is a moment during a play that deliberately draws attention to the craft of performance (i.e. the art of theatre), and is a convention Shakespeare used extensively in his plays to promote his artform.
METATHEATRICALITY
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This is the area of the stage farthest from the audience in proscenium or thrust staging.
UPSTAGE
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This is a type of set design in which flats (painted scenery) form the back and side walls, and sometimes even the ceiling, of a room. Actors make entrances and exits through doors in these walls.
BOX SET
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In what play does Shakespeare use the word "hand" 27 times?
Twelfth Night, Or What You Will
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This is the name for spectators in Shakespeareโs time who could not afford seats and stood for the entire performance in the open-pit area in front of the stage.