Chapter VI: Appendix: B

GLOSSARY OF STAGE TERMS

_Arch_—Doorway or archway in section of scenery.

_Act_—Division of play.

_At Rise_—Beginning of play or act.

_Back Stage_—Portion back of visible stage.

_Back Drop_—Large curtain hanging at rear of stage showing a
landscape, garden or woods.

_Borders_—Section of different colored cloths or scenery
hanging at intervals from above. Usually represents sky,
ceiling or branches of trees.

_Border Lights_—Rows of lights in tin troughs suspended from
ceiling used to illuminate stage.

_Brace_—Support, usually slender pole to keep scenery in place.

_Bunch Lights_—Groups of lights on movable standards.

_Business Manager_—Person who looks after finances of
production, promotes advertising campaign, sells and takes
tickets, etc.

_Comedy_—A play light and amusing, having a happy ending.

_Costume_—A character dress of a particular period or locality
worn in a play.

_Cue_—Last words of a speech indicating time for next actor to
begin.

_Cross_—To move from one side of the stage to the other side.

_Dimmer_—Electrical device to regulate quantity of light on
stage.

_Drops_—Curtains or pieces of scenery extending height and
whole width of stage.

_Down_—Down stage means direction of audience.

_Discovered_—In person on stage at beginning of play or act.

_Drama_—A composition intended to portray life or character to
be performed on stage.

_Farce_—A light, somewhat ridiculous play usually short.

_Festival_—A periodical season of entertainment embracing
pageantry, drama, music and dancing.

_Footlights_—Illumination on front of stage floor.

_Front_—Part of stage nearest audience.

_Lash Line_—Rope used to hold sections of scenery together.

_Left_—Actor’s left on stage when facing audience.

_Music Plot_—Brief statement of incidental music in play.

_Off_—Away from visible stage.

_On_—On stage.

_Pantomime_—A dramatic performance where words are not used—a
dumb show.

_Pageant_—An outdoor spectacle or play of large proportions.

_Pastoral Play_—A drama describing rural life.

_Prompter_—One who reminds actor of parts forgotten.

_Property Man_—One who looks after properties in play.

_Puppet Show_—A small image in human form play.

_Properties_—Articles used in play.

_Proscenium_—Arch framing the stage where front curtain hangs.

_Run_—Portion of stage leading to visible part.

_Set Piece_—A structure built on stage like tree, wall or
cottage.

_Set_—Scenery for certain act in play.

_Scene_—Subdivision of play or act in play.

_Stage-Manager_—One who looks after arrangement of stage
scenery for a play.

_Spotlight_—Light aimed at certain section of stage.

_Tableau_—Representation of some scene by grouping of people.

_Tormentors_—Passages near proscenium opening.

_Trap_—Hole in stage floor.

_Tragedy_—A dramatic composition having an unhappy ending.

_Up_—Toward rear of stage.

_Upstage_—Part of stage farthest away from audience.

APPENDIX C

OPEN AIR THEATERS—STADIUMS

Greek Theater, University of California, Berkeley, California, The Crescent—El Zagal Park, Fargo, North Dakota—The Harvard Stadium, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

APPENDIX D

RURAL COMMUNITY CENTER—TYPES OF COMMUNITY BUILDINGS

Rural Community Center, Rusk Farm—Community House, Leeland, Texas—Village Hall, Wyoming, New York—Community Building and Floor Plan—Auditorium, Hendrum, Minnesota.

_Courtesy of Ben Faast_]

Drawn by Sander Anderson.

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