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Painted cloths or sets that provide the background for the onstage action.
Backdrops - sets the location and environment.
The boundary that separates the audience from the performance space.
Proscenium Arch - frames the stage for the audience, defines performance area.
A chair or seat with a folding action, often used in audience seating areas.
Auditorium Seating - to provide comfortable and retractable seating for the audience.
The design of pathways and patterns that actors follow on stage during a performance.
Blocking - to ensure clear storytelling and movement efficiency.
An artificial frame or environment in which performance takes place without a proscenium arch.
Black Box Theatre - adaptable space for experimental and flexible staging.
Thin, transparent fabrics used to create effects such as haziness or to separate scenes.
Scrims - to suggest depth, or to hide and reveal scenes with lighting changes.
Creating the soundscape of the performance through music, sound effects, and amplification of actors' voices.
Sound Design - provides auditory elements to enhance storytelling.
Heavy curtains used to define the stage area, hide the wings, and provide a backdrop.
Drapes - to visually enclose the performance space and mask backstage areas.
The use of fabric and techniques to shape or sculpt the space and its acoustics.
Cyclorama (Cyc) - creates a background space or sky and enhances lighting effects.
A hollow area in the floor of some stages used to create the illusion of depth, height, and distance.
Trap - to enable sudden appearances or disappearances on stage.
An area above the stage where scenery, drops, and lights are suspended out of the audience's sight.
Fly Loft or Fly Space - to allow for quick changes of scenery and lighting.
The physical structures on the stage that provide the acting space and scenery background.
Scenery - to create the visual environment in which the play takes place.
The process by which the locations, times of day, and weather are visually conveyed on stage.
Scenic Painting - to create illusionary effects on scenery.
The movable objects that actors interact with during a performance.
Props - to enhance realism and support actors in telling the story.
Manipulating the quality, direction, and intensity of light to enhance the mood of a scene.
Lighting Design - creates atmosphere and directs audience attention.
Lines marked on the stage floor to indicate the position of scenery elements, furniture, or actors.
Spike Marks - guide placement and movement within the stage space.
Materials spread on the ground to emulate different surfaces such as grass, earth, or snow.
Ground Cover - to provide texture and realism to the stage floor.
Patterns of steel or glass placed in front of a light source to cast specific shapes or images.
Gobos - used to project patterns and texture with light.
A secured raised platform on which performances take place.
Stage Deck or Stage Floor - to support the performers and set pieces.
The planning and creation of the physical environment in which a play is set.
Set Design - to establish the world of the play visually.
The creation and application of wearable items that help to suggest a character's era, occupation, or status.
Accessory Design - complements costume design with items such as hats, shoes, jewelry, and more.
A structural framework covered with canvas or other materials, used to create walls or facades.
Flats - to represent walls or buildings within a set design.
A mechanical device used to lower or raise items to and from the stage.
Fly System - to facilitate scenery and lighting changes.
A corridor on either side of the stage out of audience view, used by performers and crew.
Wings - to allow actors and crew to move on and off stage unseen.
The overall visual appearance of the stage, including locations of actors and scenic elements.
Composition - the process of arranging visual elements on stage to ensure balance and clarity in storytelling.
Structure which allows changing of the stage's floor height.
Elevated Platform - to create levels and height variation.
The painted imagery or flat surfaces at the very back of the stage, often depicting landscape.
Backdrop or Backcloth - to create the illusion of a particular setting or location.
The area dedicated to audience entrance, ticket purchase, and waiting before entering the theater.
Lobby - welcomes patrons and often holds concessions, restrooms, and box office.
Fittings and decoration added to stage elements to enhance visual depth and realistic appearance.
Dressing the Set - to create a lived-in and authentic appearance of the stage environment.
The clothes worn by actors during a performance, designed to reflect personality, period, and status.
Costume Design - to convey character information and support the narrative.
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