Drama

Front 1

bounce

Back 1

stray light beams that bounce off shiny surface and go where they dont belong.

Front 2

box booms

Back 2

a lighting position in the auditorium commonly on eitherside of the proscenum arch

Front 3

box office

Back 3

place where tickets are sold for admission to performances

Front 4

box seats

Back 4

expensive seats located in front of and to the right of the balcony and separated from other seating areas

Front 5

box set

Back 5

realistic, interior setting made of flats to simulate the three interior walls, and sometimes a ceiling, the audience views the play through the imaginary fourth wall.

Front 6

brace cleat

Back 6

flat metal piece screwed to the back of a flat used to attach a stage brace for triangulation which assists in holding the flat in an upright position

Front 7

brace jack

Back 7

triangular piece of wood hinged to the bottom of scenery which can be screwed or weighted to the stage floor

Front 8

break a leg

Back 8

an expression used instead of good luck when one whishes an actor success before opening night.

Front 9

breakaway

Back 9

costume of prop that is specially constructed to come apart easily onstage and to be assembled quickly for the next performance

Front 10

broadway

Back 10

the area of N.Y.C. on and adjacent to the street named broadway where the commercial theater of the United States is concentrated.