6 Terms
Home > Industry/Domain > Performing arts > Theatre
Theatre
Terms of or in relation to a collaborative form of fine art which uses live performances to express fictional or non-fictional stories to an audience in a particular place.
Industry: Performing arts
Add a new termContributors in Theatre
Theatre
forestage
Performing arts; Theatre
See, Apron. The small area of stage extending beyond the proscenium.
waggon stage
Performing arts; Theatre
A large platform, built on casters, that can be used to move set pieces, scenery and entire sets on and off stage.
truck
Performing arts; Theatre
See, Boat-Truck. A boat-truck without casters is essentially a platform that can be placed on stage to serve as a dais, battlement, riser, or just as a design element in the setting.
libretto
Performing arts; Theatre
See, Book. The narrative dialogue or spoken part of a musical play, as opposed to the lyrics and the music.
elevator
Performing arts; Theatre
An elevator is used to lift heavy scenery or a tableau of actors from beneath the stage to stage level. Usually used in larger theatres, electronically controlled bridges make possible some of the ...
drop
Performing arts; Theatre
See, cloth. A piece of cloth, often painted to depict scenery, which is lowered from the grid to set a scene.
gel frame
Performing arts; Theatre
The square metal frame that is designed to hold a colored gel, and which is dropped into a holder attached to the front of a lighting instrument.
