Theatre

Theatre

Terms of or in relation to a collaborative form of fine art which uses live performances to express fictional or non-fictional stories to an audience in a particular place.

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Exit line

Performing arts; Theatre

Final line spoken by an actor before leaving the stage.

Flats or drapes placed at each side of the stage, either facing or obliquely towards the audience. As many as eight pairs could be used, although the average number was two or three. Used to mask the ...

Book flats

Performing arts; Theatre

Flats which are hinged together and then opened to form one large flat.

Masque

Performing arts; Theatre

Form of entertainment during the late middle ages, Renaissance through the Reformation, which combined poetry, music, scenery and elaborate costumes. Like mystery plays and pageants, masques ...

Flat

Performing arts; Theatre

Basic unit of scenery consisting of a wooden frame. Usually covered with muslin or canvas and painted, it can also be covered with thin wooden veneer. See, TCT's pages on building a basic flat in our ...