Fill in the gaps in the sentences below using the words and word combinations from the table.

stage	proscenium	curtain
foyer	auditorium	stalls
dress circle	pillar	Box
footlights	upper circle	orchestra pit
gallery (balcony)	front 1ights	aisle
proscenium arch	tier	rail

1. The actors started the play on the ______ before the ______ went up.

2. The flowers that draped the ______ took the audience right on to the stage.

3. The actor ran downstage and then further, to the ______ floor.

4. The conductor came out on the stage and called the musicians down to the ____ in front of him.

5. Being just students, they could only afford seats up in the ______ on the very top.

6. The director got to the height of the ______ and had left his assistant to take care

of the things below on the ______.

7. Some theatres have an intermediate level, called an ______, between the dress circle and the gallery.

8. He hurried across the polished floor of the ______ into the auditorium - the play was about to start

9. Sitting in the front ______, he could see the actors well.

10. In the middle of the show the spectators started dancing in the ______.

11. The child tiptoed from the stage, shielding his eyes from the brightness of the _____ and ______.

12. They had their own ______ at the Grand Theatre so they could watch the plays in private.

13. There was a ______ blocking her view and she could not see part of the stage.

14. She could have joined the post-game party, but she just knew nothing about it - she was sitting on the second ______ of the stand.

15. The spectators are kindly asked to hold on to the ______ as you walk the stairs in the upper circle.

Match the two parts of the sentences.

1. After the play there was…	a. the character is shown as a villain.
2. I thought the whole play…	b. the quality of the acting.
3. The best about the production is…	c. the audience was bored to death.
4. Many of the characters in O’Neill’s plays…	d. her starring role in “The Wizard of Oz”.
5. During the first few scenes of the play…	e. TV and cinema are eclipsing theatrical art, which is actually dying.
6. It is often believed that…	f. one has a good view of the stage.
7. The opera owes much of its charm to…	g. a big party for the cast.
8. The play was so dull that…	h. the delightful music and splendid scenery.
9. When one sits on the front rows…	i. are based on his own family.
10. Judy Garland became famous after…	j. very well acted.

Match the words in column A with their equivalents in column B. translate them.

A	B
1. outdoor entertainment	a. play
2. fall of the curtain	b. want
3. energize	c. performer
4. backstage tour	d. excursion behind the scenes
5. production	e. amusement in the open air
6. artist	f. end
7. aspire	g. strengthen
8. rise of the curtain	h. list
9. tour	i. mirror
10. platform performance	j. beginning
11. audience	k. live music in the lobby
12. repertory/repertoire	l. stage show
13. foyer music	m. travel around
14. reflect	n. spectators

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