(theat sl)
11act curtain — Theat. a curtain for closing the proscenium opening between acts or scenes. Also called act drop, house curtain. * * * …
12acting area — Theat. the part of a stage used by the actors: Confine the acting area for this scene to downstage. * * * …
13act warning — Theat. 1. notification from the manager advising the performers of the amount of time left before they must appear onstage. 2. See act call (def. 1). * * * …
14border light — Theat. a striplight hung upstage of a border, for lighting the stage. Also, borderlight. * * * …
15box set — Theat. 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. Also called, esp. Brit., box scene. [1885 90] * * * ▪ theatre in Western theatre,… …
16brace jack — Theat. a triangular piece of wood used for propping up scenery from behind. * * * …
17breeches part — Theat. a male role played by an actress. [1860 65] * * * …
18clown white — Theat. white facial makeup used by performers, as clowns. * * * …
19contour curtain — Theat. a curtain having lines attached to several points for drawing up into folds of various shapes. * * * …
20curtain line — Theat. the last line of a scene, act, etc., as in a play; tag line. [1935 40] * * * …
