| A | B |
|---|
| "The House" | The place where the audience sits. |
| APRON | Area of the stage in front of the curtain line. |
| BACKSTAGE | The area behind the back curtains. |
| WINGS | The areas on the side of the stage beyond the side curtains. |
| PROSCENIUM | "in front of the scenery" |
| FLYSPACE | The area above the stage |
| The Invisible FOURTH WALL | The side of the stage that is open to the audience may be called this. |
| "Breaking the fourth wall" | Speaking to the audience or acting in "the house" |
| UPSTAGE | back portion of the stage (inside back curtains) |
| DOWNSTAGE | front portion of the stage |
| CENTER STAGE | An actor stands in this part of the stage when he or she is the focus of attention. |
| UR | Upstage Right |
| UC | Upstage Center |
| UL | Upstage Left |
| SR | Stage Right |
| SL | Stage Left |
| CS or C | Center Stage |
| DR | Downstage Right |
| DL | Downstage Left |
| ACTOR | What point of view is used to determine STAGE directions? |
| AUDIENCE | What point of view is used to determine HOUSE directions? |
| ONE | On a proscenium stage, the actors focus on being "open" to this number of sides. |
| Back part of the stage was higher | In Shakespeare's day, why was the term UPSTAGE used? |
| Front part of the stage was lower | In Shakespeare's day, was the term DOWNSTAGE used? |
| thrust stage | With this stage, the audience is on three sides. |
| arena stage | With this stage, the audience is on all sides. |
| black box | A performance space with movable seating. |
| picture frame | The proscenium arch is sometimes named this way. |
| STAGE areas | Determined by the ACTOR's perspective |
| HOUSE areas | Determined by the perspective of the AUDIENCE. |
