Identify the components of the theatre facility and their uses.

Identification should include

• onstage areas and stage directions
  • downstage
  • upstage
  • center stage
  • stage left
  • stage right
  • apron
  • proscenium
• offstage areas
  • wings
  • crossover
  • fly space
  • dressing rooms
• front-of-house areas
  • audience
  • booth
  • box office

and the uses of each.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What are the origins of the terms upstage and downstage?
• How do the onstage and offstage areas function together? Separately?
• Which spaces are designated for a certain crew?