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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.
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ground plan
Performing arts; Theatre
The plan of for a set. Similar to a blueprint, showing walls, doors, and the placement of scenery, furniture and the like.
ludus
Performing arts; Theatre
The plural is Ludii. Latin for recreation or play. From this term, translated into the vernacular, we have the English "play" and the German "Spiele".
off book
Performing arts; Theatre
The point during rehearsals at which actors have memorized their lines and no longer must read from the script.
focus
Performing arts; Theatre
The process of aiming a lighting instrument so that it illuminates a particular portion of the stage, including angling the beam, sizing the beam, and determining whether the edge of the beam should ...
blocking
Performing arts; Theatre
The process of determining the placement or location of actors on stage and planning their relative movement in a scene.
spike
Performing arts; Theatre
The process of placing marks with either paint or tape to designate where pieces of scenery are to be placed.
