theater [1]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Establishment built to present plays, shows, dance performances, concerts and so forth.
trap ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Lift-up door through which an artist enters or exits the stage from below.
batten ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Mobile light fixture attached to the flies.
catwalk ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Platform for walking from one side of the stage-house to the other; it is used to install and move equipment.
borders ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Horizontal strips of fabric lowered to hide the parts of the flies that are visible from the house.
flies ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The upper part of the stage-house, equipped to hang and handle sets and lighting fixtures.
stage-house ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Architectural space that contains the sets and in which the artists perform.
orchestra pit ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Area where musicians are seated to accompany the actors onstage.
iron curtain ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Metal curtain that can be lowered to separate the stage from the house in case of fire.
backdrop ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Retractable vertical cloth forming the background of the stage.
upstage ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Area at the back of the stage whose set is often made to suggest distant places.
below-stage ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Area located beneath the stage.
stage ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The area seen from the house where the artists perform.
stage curtain ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Piece of fabric separating the stage from the house.
proscenium ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Area located in front of the stage curtain.
wings ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Area hidden from the audience; it is located on each side and behind the stage and sets.
bar ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Area where alcoholic drinks are sold.
dressing room ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Room that the artists use to change costumes, apply makeup and style their hair.
spotlights ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Lighting device that projects a concentrated beam of high-intensity light.
foyers ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Space used by the audience before the performance and at the intermission.
house ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part of the theater built for seating the public during a performance.
acoustic ceiling ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Ceiling made of materials that help to project the sound into the house.
stairs ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Structural component enabling movement between floors of a house or other structure.
control room ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Room equipped to control sound, lighting and projection.