A | B |
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 | Entrances and exits to the stage |
Proscenium | The "picture frame" around a stage |
Teasers 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 |