This actor will be responsible for learning the part of a leading or supporting actor in the event that the actor is unable to perform.
A German word that describes the first time the performers sit and run through the full score with the orchestra.
Before the entire theater is closed for the evening, all lights except for a single, exposed, incandescent bulb are left on stage. For practical purposes, to allow the first person in the next day some light to find the main switches. For superstition, to give the ghosts who inhabit the theater some light to perform by.
The cast and crew of a show and any other staff who work on the show.
The time you have to show up for rehearsal or performance, as dictated by your SM.
The most traditional stage set-up. The stage is removed from the audience and framed by an arch that separates it from the audience.
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
When the director tells the cast (usually by a certain date) that they must memorize their lines and can no longer use their scripts in rehearsal.
the person responsible for the interpretive aspects of a stage, film, or television production; the person who supervises the integration of all the elements, as acting, staging, and lighting, required to realize the writer's conception.
All the items used in a play to tell the story not including the scenery or costumes, the short forms of "Properties".
The section of seats closest to the stage, on the main floor of the theater. These are often the most prized and expensive seats in the theater.
the manuscript or one of various copies of the written text of a play, motion picture, or radio or television broadcast.
The meeting a director usually has after a rehearsal or performance to tell the cast and crew how he/she felt about their performance and to make any changes he/she may think are necessary.
Sometimes called “the chorus,” members of this group are called upon to sing, dance, and play smaller roles in a musical.
The hardest job in show business, responsible for coordinating every aspect of the production from scheduling to calling all of the cues during a performance to maintaining the director’s artistic vision of the show once performances have begun.
All the people who work together on a show except the cast.
The part of the stage which is closest to the audience.
This is when the actor standing in the center of the stage moves to his right.