There are different types of theatres, but they all have three major parts in common. Theatres are divided into two main sections, the house and the stage; there is also a backstage area in many theatres. The house is the seating area for guests watching a performance and the stage is where the actual performance is given. The backstage area is usually restricted to people who are producing or in the performance.
3-399: Backstage most commonly refers to backstage (theatre) , also in motion picture and television production. Backstage may also refer to: Backstage (theatre) The area of the theatre in which the performance takes place is referred to as the stage. In order to keep track of how performers and set pieces move around the space, the stage is divided up into sections oriented based on
6-454: The dressing room there is a makeup bench, chairs and mirrors. The house can refer to any area which is not considered playing space or backstage area. Outside the theatre itself this includes the lobby, coat check, ticketing counters, and restrooms. More specifically, the house refers to any area in the theatre where the audience is seated. This can also include aisles, the orchestra pit, control booth, balconies and boxes . The areas of
9-413: The performers perspective to the audience. Movement is choreographed by blocking which is organized movement on stage created by the director to synchronize the actor's movement onstage in order to use these positions. Note that for performance spaces with audiences in more than one orientation, typically one direction is arbitrarily denoted as "downstage" and all other directions reference that point. In
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