Non- naturalistic
All performance styles that are not dependant on the life like representation of everyday life
Intonation
The natural rise and fall of a voice
Monotone
Speaking in the same tone of voice
Apron
Part of the stage that proceeds past the proscenium arch and into the audience
Flood light
A large, powerful light, typically one of several used to illuminate a sports ground, a
stage, or the exterior of a building. Covers the stage in a lot of white light.
Strobe
A device used to produce regular flashes of light
Fresnel
A common lantern used in theatre, which employs a Fresnel lens to wash light over an
area of the stage
Profile light
A lantern used to create a spot light
Focus
The adjustment of lighting equipment in terms of the direction it is aimed
Gobo
A partial screen used in front of a spotlight to project a shape
Raked stage
This is when the rear of the stage is higher than the front of the stage. It helps with
visibility and was common in older theatres. A raked stage can have an impact on
perspective because it isn’t level
Rigging
The structure that the lights are attached to
Downlight
A light from directly above the acting area
Cyclorama
A cloth stretched tight in an arc around the back of a stage set, often used to depict the sky
Episodery
The theatrical equipment such as flats, curtains, backdrops used to communicate a location
Treads
Steps or stairs
Given circumstances
The given circumstances are the information about the character that you start off with
and the play as a whole. The who, what, where, when stuff
