Theatrical Terms

Theatrical Terms (Streetcar Named Desire)

Actor/Actress: The performer who takes role of a character.

Director: The person responsible for interpreting and bringing the text of a play to life on stage. 

Artistic Director: This is the person who, in a non­profit professional theatre, chooses the plays and generally the people—director, designer, actors

Protagonist: The leading character

Antagonist: Oppose to what the protagonist is trying to accomplish.

Backstage: Area behind and to either side of a stage where actors and technicians, unseen, perform tasks or await entrances and make exits now also denotes behind-the-scenes activities, especially ones that are secretive because of their unsavory nature.

Cue: A signal, as for an actor to go onstage or undertake some audible activity offstage that is part of the script, or for a technician to perform a task. “hint”

Cast: The complement of actors in a play.

Prop: A property, also known as a prop, is any handheld item actually used by an actor, as opposed to something that could conceivably be handled

Cue Lights: A special lighting system to signal stage personnel to make an entrance or shift a scene.

Curtain Line: An imaginary line across the stage behind the proscenium which marks the position of the front curtain when it is closed.

Dialogue: Conversation in a play.

Scenery: The various flats, drops, etc. that are used to create a particular visual setting for a play

Set: The scenery for a scene or entire production.

Stage Manager: This is a very important person who gives instructions or “calls” for just abouteverything that happens on stage.

Sources: 
1)http://www.barlowandassociates.com/THEATRE%20TERMS.htm
2)http://www.lagunaplayhouse.com/downloads/GLOSSARYOFTHEATRETERMS.pdf