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Box set definition: a boxlike stage set consisting of flats that form the back wall, side walls, and often the ceiling, painted to represent the interior of a room.. See examples of BOX SET used in a sentence.
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box set Naturalistic setting of a complete room built from flats with only the side nearest the audience (the fourth wall) missing. A single static box set that represents more than one room is called a COMPOSITE SET (for example if the living room and the kitchen are both on stage permanently).
scenery. box set, in Western theatre, realistically detailed, three-walled, roofed setting that simulates a room with the fourth wall (the one closest to the audience) removed.
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Box set A set with three walls leaving the fourth wall to be imagined. The box set can represent a real room with doors and windows that work. Business Physical activity used to show character, fill a pause in dialogue, or establish a scene. It is often unscripted or improvised and sometimes comic in intention. A playwright
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Fully searchable, our glossary is helpful for technical staff, directors, actors, producers, or anyone wanting to better understand the inner workings of theatre. HOW TO SEARCH: Click on a letter (A-Z) below to find terms beginning with the specified letter, OR enter a word in "Search for Term" OR search by entering a word in "Words in Definition."
house—thus the expression, much loved by theatre managers everywhere—“full house.” Balcony: Strictly speaking, this is the second tier of seating in a theatre, elevated and protruding over the back rows of orchestra or main level seating. Backdrop: A large drapery of painted canvas that provides the rear or upstage masking of a set.
This glossary is not exhaustive and is intended as a guide. The glossary is in two sections: • General terms – terms that are representative of those used in mainstream theatre practice • Specialist technical terms – terms that are used by specialists in lighting and sound. The terms in both sections are ordered alphabetically.
