Theatre terms

Learn basic Stage Directions with the Stage Diagram provided. Blocking made simple by knowledge of the Director's Stage Vocabulary.

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Theatrical Terms

1800s - How "Break a Leg" became a good luck wish for performers.

Type: Theatre Basics Purpose: To understand the directional terms for staging Procedure: 1. Briefly discuss with the students stage history and layout: Hundreds of years ago, stages were raked, which means the back of the stage was higher than the front. Since the audiences’ seats were usually on a flat level, the stage was raked so...