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.

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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.

plot

Performing arts; Theatre

The plan or arrangement of incidents in a play.

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.

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 ...