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West Los Angeles College Theater Terms Definitions Questions

 

Define the following terms

Using your book and the sources provided in this module, hunt for the definitions and for accurate descriptions of the following theater terms.

When you have defined all the terms, upload your answers as a file.

  • Use your own words for the answers. Don’t just copy and paste from the internet.
  • Feel free to draw pictures or diagrams, or use pictures from the internet where appropriate, if they help to define the term.
  • Do whatever you can to let me know that you completely understand the terms as they pertain to the theater. (Hint: “Legs” in the theater, for instance, are something different than “the things that hold up your body when you stand”)
  • Avoid using the term “film” and “theater” as if they are interchangeable. They are not!

Theater Terms to find and define

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Actor
  • Set Designer
  • Costume Designer
  • Light Designer
  • Prop or Property
  • Prop Designer
  • Stage Manager
  • Script
  • Proscenium Stage
  • Arena Stage
  • Thrust Stage
  • Black Box
  • Upstage
  • Downstage
  • Stage Right
  • Stage Left
  • Sightlines
  • Rake
  • Back of House
  • Front of House
  • Apron
  • Pit
  • Trap
  • Backstage
  • Legs
  • Cyclorama
  • Backdrop

Complete assignment by 11:59 p.m. on the due date. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE FROM THE INTERNET! Late assignments will lose points. Assignments more than a week late will not be accepted unless you ask for an extension. For Canvas tech support, please click the HELP button in the blue menu to the left of this assignment.