2. Front Curtain  Curtain that masks the acting area from the Audience. The front curtain is opened at the beginning of the play and closed between acts or scenes. It is usually a drawn curtain that parts in the middle. Sometimes called the Main Curtain or Grand Drape, it is usually a very nice, attractive material.

3. Apron  Narrow acting area between the front edge of the stage and the front curtain. (Curtain Line) (Audience) (Curtain Line)

4. Proscenium Arch  “Picture frame” for the opening of the stage

5. Teaser  Heavy curtain or canvas-covered wooden frame hung above the proscenium opening to adjust the height of the opening  Helps mask (hide) lighting instruments

6. Back Wall  Opposite the proscenium opening

7. Battens  Long pipes from which curtains, lights, or flats are hung

8. Flat  A canvas covered wooden frame used for scenery

9. Borders  Short curtains hung at intervals above the acting area to mask (hide) lights and scenery from the audience

10. Cyclorama (Cyc)  Background curtain covering stage back and sides. Usually, it curves around the sides a little. It is often used for special lighting effects

11. Flies  Area above stage where scenery is hung out of view

12. Fly Gallery  Narrow platform about halfway up the backstage or side wall from which the lines for flying scenery are worked  Some schools don’t have a fly gallery, but work their fly lines from the backstage floor.

13. Gridiron (Grid)  Framework of beams above the stage; supports riggings for flying scenery

14. Ground Cloth  Canvas to cover floor of acting area

15. Legs  Drapes hung in pairs, stage right and left, behind the tormentors to mask (hide) the backstage

16. Trap  Opening in the stage floor

17. Right-Hand vs. Left- Hand Stage  Right-Hand Stage: Curtain pulled at stage right  Left-hand stage: Curtain is pulled at stage left

18. Apron Parts of the Stage / Acting Areas  Adapted from textbook pages 154-156 (“Acting Areas”), Figures 9- 6 & 9-7 (Curtain Line) (Audience) (Proscenium Line) UR (Upstage Right) UC (Upstage Center) UL (Upstage Left) R (Stage Right Center) C (Center Stage) L (Stage Left Center) DR (Downstage Right) DC (Downstage Center) DL (Downstage Left) BACKSTAGE OFFSTAGE (Curtain)

19. Assignment  Each group must create a poster for TWO of the stage parts we just learned about. We will draw for parts. BE PREPARED TO SHARE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD!