| A | B |
|---|
| apron | the stage floor between front edge of stage and front curtain |
| arena stage | staging with seating all around |
| aside | words spoken by a character to the audience |
| audition | a tryout for a part in a play |
| backdrop | a painted canvas or muslin curtain |
| backstage | the area behind the scenery not visible to the audience |
| batten | a horizontal pipe suspended over the stage, for hanging scenery |
| blocking | director's planned movement for the characters |
| build | 1. to make a costume, etc.; 2. increase volume or emotion |
| casting | the process of selecting actors for various roles |
| cold reading | when an actor auditions for a role without having read the script beforehand |
| counter-cross | moving in the opposite direction--and out of the way--of another character |
| counterweight system | system using lines, cables, and weights to raise/lower scenery, drops, lights |
