| Found space | Space not originally intended for theater which is converted for productions. Avant-garde artists often produce theater events in found spaces.
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| Orchestra | (1) Ground-floor seating in an auditorium. (2) In ancient Greek theater, the circular playing space.
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| Proscenium | Arch or frame surrounding the stage opening, like a picture frame; developed during the Italian Renaissance.
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| Rake | To position scenery on a slant or angle other than parallel or perpendicular to the curtain line; also, an upward slope of the stage floor away from the audience.
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| Skene | In ancient Greek theater, the scene house behind the orchestra.
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| Street theater | Generic term for groups that perform in the open and attempt to relate to the needs of a specific community or neighborhood; also, their presentations.
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| Thrust stage | Platform stage surrounded on three sides by the audience.
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| Wings | (1) Left and right offstage areas. (2) Narrow standing pieces of scenery, or "legs," more or less parallel to the proscenium, which form the sides of a setting.
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