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Radio Microphone

Definition: Sends audio signals from microphones to radio or other device.

Sentence:We had a radio microphone at our sc play so people could hear us

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Definition: Someone who dances.

Sentence:Mary O’ Sullivan is a professional dancer.

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Def:An area with a short and or window in front of it. NI.It Always will have a  great view.

Sen: Many rich people will have boxes reservesed for themselves.

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Def: Where all actors come back to the stage and get seen by the audience one more time before they leave the stage.
Sent: The narrator usually says the actors part and their name while the curtain call is going on.

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Def: a room in which each star gets to dress up in.

Sent: Johnny Depp gets his own dressing room when he is doing a movie.

Fun fact: Some very popular actors get showers in their dressing rooms.

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Def:The people who get the actors ready with there hair and makeup

Sent: The hair and makeup crew did Augie Pullman’s features very well for Wonder.

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Balcony

Def: The top tier of seats in a theater.

Sentence: The balconies are over the first floor and so on upwards.

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Definition:The lowest seating area closest to the stage.

Sentence: Instead of sitting in a stall at the theatre I sat with my family in a royal box.

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Actor: A person who performs a written act to people.

Sentence: The actor put a lot of practice into his part of the film.

Fun fact:  Actress was the female version of an actor but some females thought it was offensive and now it is outdated and everyone is called an actor.

Picture: Tom Cruise.

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Definition: A concession stand is a snack bar selling snacks i.e popcorn, sweets, alcohol etc. you would normally find them before you go into the auditorium.

Sentence: The people working in the concession stand are part of the front of house.

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Def:  The person responsible for the lighting and other jobs for a stage play.

Sent: In our school play we don't have a stage manager as we barely have enough people.

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Down Stage

Def:The towards the front of the stage

Sentence: The man in the play ran to the front of the stage and said a hilarious joke.

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Definition: On the right side of a stage from the point of view of a actor/actress facing the crowd.

Sentence:The actor had to come on to the stage from stage right.
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Def:  The side of the stage that if you are looking at it is on the right.

Sent:  For our school play my group will be going of on stage left.

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Definition: Facing the back of the stage. (opposite of downstage)

Sentence: My character go upstage when running away from the evilest villain of them all.

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Definition: A person who is in-charge of a play and the actors/actresses.

Sentence: Sam Mendes was the director of the James Bonde movie ‘Spectre’

Examples:Sam Mendes (Spectre), David Yates (Harry Potter), Stephen Chbosky (Wonder).

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Backstage

Def: an area behind the stage where the actors get dressed and prepared.

Sentence: In the hall our backstage is the “Teach Siamse”.

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Script:A written text of a play.

Sent: At the night of the play you really shouldn't bring your script stage.

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Orchestra:

Def: Orchestra is a group of instrumentalists playing string,woodwind and brass  instruments.

Sen: The orchestra performed very well on the night of the show.

Fun fact: Jenny Greene D.J's

the RTE Concert Orchestra one of her most famous remix is Insomnia.

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Definition: A person in charge of the musical parts of a performance or production.I.E. A conductor.

Sentence: The musical director made the orchestra play beautifully.

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Royal Box:

Def: A special seating area where a orwould sit.

Sentence: Queen Elizabeth would sit in a Royal box  if she went to a theatre or show.

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Ensemble:
Def: A group of musicians, dancers or performers who perform together.

Sen: The ensemble, which was full of children musicians, sounded excellent and got a standing ovation.

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Def: A conductor is someone who leads and guides an orchestra or a group of singers in order for them to perform a piece to the best.

Sen: The conductor helped the orchestra keep in time with his baton (His stick).

Examples: Pierre Boulez, George Petre and Leopold Stokowski.

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Curtain Call:

Definition:  The end of the show when the audience applaud the actors.

Sentence: There was a curtain call at the end of the performance so the actors could get the credit they deserved.

Fun Fact: Eminen has an album called curtain call.

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Definition: A screen or fabric that is hung or placed behind actors while they are performing on stage.

Sentence: We aren’t allowed a backdrop for our play because it isn’t long enough.

Fun Fact:  The boardroom scenes are actually filmed in a west London TV studio.

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Understudy:

Def: Somebody who learns lines or a part of someone else play in case something happens to them E.G. sick or broken leg.

Sentence: Famous actors like Daniel Radcliff need understudies in case anything happens to them.

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Definition: A person who sits out of sight from the audience and tells a forgotten word or line to the actor during the play.

Sentence: The young boy forgot his line so the prompter told him it.

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Dress Run

Definition:   The final rehearsal of a live show, in which everything is done as it would be in a real performance.

Sentence: We will be doing a dress-run next week in the hall, to make sure we are ready for the concert.

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Theatre: a building or outdoor area in which plays and other performances take place.

Sentence: The INEC in Killarney is a theatre in which plays a show every January and throughout the year.

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Sound engineer:
Definition: A person (technician) dealing with sound effects during film a film, movie or a play.

Sentence: The sound engineer had to be awake during the play because he had a lot of sound effects to do.

Fun fact: Sound engineer is  innealtóir fuaime in irish

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Rehearsal:

Def: A practice of a show before you perform for an audience.

Sentence: We are doing rehearsals for our play later on today.

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Set Designers

Definition: A job which you have to decorate and set the scene for films, shows and theater plays.

Sentence: Set designers have to have a good imagination so they can picture the scene, decorate it and make it come to life.

Fun fact: Set designers are also known as scenography

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Front Of House:
Def:  All the people working in front of the stage e.g. seating managers, box office workers, bar tenders and cleaners.

Sentence: The young man had stage fright so instead of acting he worked in the front of house.

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Costume Designer:

Definition: A person who creates clothes for actors.

Sentence: Michelle Capton is the Game of Thrones costume designer.

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Def: A person who creates a dance.

Sentence: A choreographer has to be very creative to make a good dance.

Examples: Beyonce, Jerry Mitchell and Michael Jackson are some great choreographers.

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Auditorium: A part of a theatre, concert hall or a public building where the audience sit.

Sentence: I was in the auditorium when I saw the Christmas play.

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Box Office:    A box office or ticket office is a place where tickets are bought. They also give you your ones that you ordered online. It is usually sold through a window.

Sentence: The Box Office opens about two - three hours before the event to make sure everyone gets the tickets.

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Stage:

Definition: A floor where actors, entertainers and speakers  perform on.

Fun Fact: A stage is split up in four different parts for directions upstage, downstage, stage right and stage left.

Sentence: The people couldn't stop laughing at Jack Whitehall when he was entertaining the people from the stage.

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Pit

Definition: The area in which the orchestra is situated in the theatre

Sentence :The RTÉ Concert Orchestra would be in a pit during a preformance

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Tickets

Definition: A piece of paper that tells you that you can see a show in the theater. (You can also have a ticket for different activities).

Sentence: You can get tickets to see Wonder on the internet or in the cinema.

We have tickets to see Cinderella in the L.C.H.

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Theater

Definition: A building in which plays or shows are presented.

Sentence: Alan Hughes performs in pantos in Dublin.

Example: Emma O’ Keeffe saw the Gaiety Theatre while she was in Dublin.