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Theatre Vocabulary - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 216 times
- The average score is 13 of 25
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The area in which a performance traditionally takes place. | stage | 77%
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| A place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to a venue. | box office | 74%
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| A configuration of ropes, counterweights, pulleys, and other such tools designed to allow a technical crew to quickly move set pieces, lights, and microphones on and off stage quickly. | fly system | 72%
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| Seating area for large groups of musicians who accompany other performers (e.g., actors, singers, dancers). | orchestra pit | 68%
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| The area left of center stage, as viewed by the audience. | stage right | 68%
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| A backstage room where one or more performers can apply wigs or make-up and change into costumes. | dressing room | 67%
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| The section of the theatre designated for the operation of technical equipment, followspots, lighting and sound boards. | control booth | 63%
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| A performance in which the playing area is surrounded by audience seating on all sides. | theatre in the round | 63%
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| A stage that slopes upwards, away from the audience. | raked stage | 62%
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| The backstage lounge where performers wait when they are not needed onstage or in their dressing rooms. | green room | 61%
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| The area that includes audience seating. | house | 56%
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| In traditional western theatres, the open frame that divides the audience from the stage. | proscenium arch | 55%
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| A large open space under the stage that allows the stage floor to be multi-leveled, allows for the placement of trap doors on the stage, and may be used for storage or as a crossover. | trap room | 54%
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| The area of the stage farthest from the audience. | upstage | 53%
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| Signage stating either the name of the establishment or the play and/or the artist(s) appearing at that venue. | marquee | 51%
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| A front of house room used for public entry to the building from the outside. May provide access to ticket counters, coat check, concessions and restrooms. | lobby | 49%
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| Areas that are part of a stage deck but offstage and out of sight of the audience. | wings | 45%
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| A type of stage arrangement with the playing area protruding out into the house and audience seating on 3 sides. | thrust stage | 42%
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| Areas of the theater adjacent to the stage and accessible only to performers and technicians. | backstage | 41%
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| In large theatres, places where scenery, costumes, sound and lighting can be constructed. | shops | 39%
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| The umbrella term for all the areas in between the street and audience seating. | front of house | 35%
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| The area of the stage in front of the proscenium arch. | apron | 34%
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| A hallway, room, or catwalk designed to allow actors in a theater to move from wings on one side of a stage to wings on the other side without being seen by the audience. | crossover | 33%
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| A type of stage arrangement with an elongated playing area that is surrounded by audience seating on two sides, similar in design to a fashion show runway. | traverse stage | 29%
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| An elevated platform from which many of the technical functions of a theatre, such as lighting and sound, may be manipulated. | catwalk | 25%
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