| A | B |
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| Director | Makes all creative decisions of a production |
| Choreographer | Creates all the dance steps |
| Dance Captain | Maintains the quality of the dances |
| Upstage | The rear of the performance space |
| Downstage | The front of the performance space |
| Flies | The place above the stage where scenery and lights are suspended |
| Stage Manager | Makes sure everything on stage runs smoothly |
| Producer | Has control over the production's hiring of staff and executive decisions |
| House Manager | Makes sure the audience is taken care of |
| Props | The objects the actors handle |
| Set | The furniture and visual environment of a production |
| Triple threat | Someone who can sing, dance and act |
| Tony | The award given to excellent professional theatre |
| Wings | offstage, the sides of the stage |
| Proscenium | The "picture frame" around a stage |
| Legs and Tormentors | Fabric in wings and over the stage |
| House | Common term for the theatre space |
| Deck | Common term for the stage floor |
| Macbeth | The "Scottish Play" that you shouldn't say the name of in a theatre |
| Safety | Always the first priority on stage |
| Apron | The part of the stage furthest downstage |
| Drop | A painted cloth hung at the back of the stage to show a setting |
| Trap | A door in the floor of the stage for entrances from below or "underground" |
| Teaser | The curtain above the stage that can adjust the height of the opening of the stage area |
