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1. Just like in a movie theater, most theaters and performance halls will have a large room where the audience may wait and possibly buy concessions before the show begins. What's this room called?
2. Where in a theater can you go to reserve tickets to see a production?
3. The section of the theater where the audience sits is usually referred to as "the stands."
4. Most theaters use a proscenium-style staging, where the audience is seated entirely on one side of the stage (for example, the front) and separate from it, but some theaters will stage a production in the middle of an audience which surrounds the stage from all sides! What's this kind of staging usually called?
5. While a show's director may not attend performances, there's still someone there whose job is to ensure that actors and crew are where they are supposed to be when they're supposed to be there. What's this person's title?
6. Where is "upstage" in a proscenium-style staging?
7. The production designer, who is responsible for designing a production's set, has decided she wants to build and paint free-standing walls on the stage to create the illusion of the interior of a room. What are those walls called, exactly?
8. On occasion, a production may use a large white sheet at the back of the stage as part of its scenic design, which may then be used for projection or special lighting. What's the special name for this sheet?
9. Most theaters will be equipped with an area above the performance space from which lights can be hung. What's the name of this area? (You're not likely to encounter any models.)
10. What's the specific name for the process of deconstructing or demolishing a set?
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