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VY_32_INOVACE_AJ3r0101
Jaroslava Dlabajová
PARTS OF A THEATRE
GALLERY
UPPER CIRCLE
DRESS CIRCLE
ROW
STAGE
AUDITORIUM
STALLS
ORCHESTRA PIT
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:New_York_State_Theater_by_David_Shankbone.jpg
GALLERY
/GODS
SPOTLIGHTS
BOX
Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salle_Favart_proscenium.jpg
Parts of a theatre building
Complete the text with missing words:
• Theatrical PERFORMANCES
are mostly performed in a
theatre building. The two
main parts of a theatre
building are a S _ _ _ _ _ and
an A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Auditorium
• The place in front of the stage,
where the orchestra sits and plays
for an opera or a ballet is an
O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ P _ _.
• The seats on the ground floor are
S _ _ _ _ _.
• A line of seats side by side is a R _ _.
• The first row of seats above the
ground level is called D _ _ _ _ C _ _
___.
• The second level of seats above the
ground is called the U _ _ _ _ C_ _ _
_ _.
• The highest upper floor is called the
G _ _ _ _ _ or G _ _ _.
On both sides of the
theatre there are B_ _ es,
from which a small group
of people can watch the
play.
Check your answers:
Theatrical performances are
mostly performed in a
theatre building. The two
main parts of a theatre
building are a STAGE and an
AUDITORIUM.
Auditorium
• The place in front of the stage,
where the orchestra sits and
plays for an opera or a ballet is
an ORCHESTRA PIT. The seats
on the ground floor are STALLS.
• A line of seats side by side is a
ROW.
• The first level of seats above the
ground is called DRESS CIRCLE.
• The second level of seats above the
ground is called the UPPER CIRCLE.
• The highest upper floor is called the
GALLERY or GODS.
• On both sides of the
theatre there are BOXES,
from which a small group
of people can watch the
play.
What do you think?
• Which theatre seats are
better: stalls, dress circle,
upper circle or gallery?
• Why do you think so?
Sample answers:
SEATS
PROS
CONS
STALLS
CLOSE TO THE STAGE
GOOD VIEW FROM FRONT
SEATS
EXPENSIVE TICKETS, RESTRICTED
VIEW FROM SOME BACK SEATS
DRESS CIRCLE
YOU SEE THE WHOLE STAGE,
MOST SEATS: CLEAR VIEW
FROM SLIGHTLY ABOVE
NOT CLOSE TO THE STAGE,
PARTIAL VIEW FROM THE SEATS
CLOSEST TO THE STAGE
UPPER CIRCLE
INEXPENSIVE
STEEPER VIEW OF THE STAGE,
YOU CAN´T SEE FACES VERY
WELL, NOT ENOUGH LEGROOM
GALLERY
(GODS)
CHEAPER
GOOD FOR MUSIC
HIGH UP AND LONG DISTANCE
FROM THE STAGE, PARTIAL VIEW
FROM THE SIDE SEATS
THE STAGE
CURTAIN
SPOTLIGHTS
STAGE SET
WINGS
Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tibbits_Opera_House_Proscenium.JPG
MATCH THE WORDS TO THEIR
DEFINITIONS:
• A PIECE OF CLOTH SEPARATING
THE STAGE FROM AUDITORIUM
THAT CAN BE MOVED UP OR
DOWN
• THE SIDES OF THE STAGE WHERE
AN ACTOR CANNOT BE SEEN BY
THE AUDIENCE
• SOMETHING TO REPRESENT THE
SCENE OF THE ACTION OF A PLAY
(E.G. FURNITURE )
• A LAMP WHICH CAN SEND A
SINGLE RAY OF BRIGHT LIGHT
ONTO A SMALL AREA
• STAGE SET
• SPOTLIGHT
• CURTAIN
• WING
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CHECK YOUR ANSWERS:
STAGE DESIGNER
LIGHTING
TECHNICIAN
MAKE-UP ARTIST
BALLET DANCER
ACTOR
SOUND
TECHNICIAN
COSTUME DESIGNER
STAGE HAND
PROMPTER
ACTRESS
DIRECTOR
Buying a ticket
• We can buy tickets in person
direct from a box office or we can
book them in advance by
telephone or online via the
internet.
• Regular theatregoers make use of
subscriptions.
Some other words related to
theatre
• people watching a play =
audience
• place where you can leave your
coat
= cloakroom
• person who shows people to
their seats = usher/usherette
PERFORMANCE (= the showing of the play)
the opening performance = first night
• practicing a play before you perform it to
other people = rehearsal
• (verb: rehearse)
• the last, complete rehearsal in costumes
before the first performance = dress
rehearsal
At the end of the performance
• the audience applauds/claps
• the performers appear to bow and
receive applause from the audience
(= curtain call)
• the audience rises to their feet and
claps their hands = standing ovation
REPERTOIRE
• a list of plays that an actor/
company is able to perform
• e.g. comedies, tragedies,
musicals, operas, ballets,
pantomimes, puppet shows
Complete the text with suitable
words:
When you arrive at the theatre you can leave your coat
in a c_ _ _ _ r _ _ _. The u_ _ _ _ checks your ticket
and shows you to your seat.
After many r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the first n _ _ _ _ of a
new produciton of A Midsummer Night´s Dream is on
tonight.
At the end of each p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the audience
a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and the actors b_ _.
There are usually several c_ _ _ _ _ _ c_ _ _ _.
Check your answers:
When you arrive at the theatre you can leave
your coat in a cloak room. The usher checks
your ticket and shows you to your seat. After
many rehearsals the first night of a new
production of A Midsummer Night´s Dream is
on tonight.
At the end of each performance the audience
applauds and the actors bow. There are usually
several curtain calls.
Speaking activity:
• Describe your last visit to the theatre. What
was on?
• What is the difference between watching a
play in a theatre and a film in the cinema?
Which do you prefer and why?
• What is the difference between a dress
rehearsal and the first night?
• Have you ever performed in a play?
Sources:
• www.office.microsoft.com
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salle_Favart_prosc
enium.jpg
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:New_York_State_Theater_
by_David_Shankbone.jpg
• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tibbits_Opera_Ho
use_Proscenium.JPG
• Oxfordský studijní slovník, Oxford University Press, 2010