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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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pace

Performing arts; Theatre

The rate at which a scene or act is played.

stage right

Performing arts; Theatre

The right side of the stage when facing the audience.

prompt book

Performing arts; Theatre

The script used by the prompter to give actors their lines during rehearsals.

rake

Performing arts; Theatre

The slope of the stage from front to back. In Elizabethan theatre the rake of the stage developed so that the back of the stage was higher than the front in order to allow the actors in the back to ...

beat

Performing arts; Theatre

The smallest unit of dramatic action.

color 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.

wardrobe

Performing arts; Theatre

The stock of costumes and costume accessories maintained by a company.

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