German Performance Words

film

role

series

theater

scene

performance

depiction

director

season

audience

playing time

stage

spectator

cast

actor

cinema

performance

rehearsal

stage curtain

stage design

lead role

stage scenery

encore

dressing room

dress rehearsal

production

stage fright

string puppet

limelight

playhouse

repertoire schedule

tour

world premiere

cabaret performer

theatre box office

evening programme

cast list

stage rehearsal

stage technology; theatrical engineering

ensemble member

guest performance

costume rehearsal

lighting design

make-up artist (stage/film)

rehearsal room

season programme

interval; intermission

performance right

incidental music; stage music

stage language; standard stage diction

declamation; recitation

staging; production preparation

festival theatre

scene change

orchestra pit

stage set; scenery

dialogue

ballet

ensemble; company of performers

costume

lead actor; male protagonist

monologue

dramaturgy

admission prices; ticket prices

supporting role; minor role

mime artist; mime performance

stage prop

dance theatre

applause

performer

touring theatre venue

stage direction

cast; casting of roles

final curtain

prompter (female)

dance choreography

choreography

theatre visit

lead actress

dress rehearsal

ovation

bow

auditorium

stage lighting

stage entrance

stage space

open-air performance

make-up artist (theatre/film)

supporting actor

opera house

rehearsal schedule

dance style

performance practice

stagehand

stage door

guest director

stage manager

interval bell

opening night party

rehearsal work

female stage or film director

repertoire piece

dance company

playbill

studio stage

exit; actor's departure from the stage

act number

ballet dancer (male)

storm of applause

stage design; set and props of a production

stage floor

wardrobe mistress

tour

wings passage

operetta; light opera with spoken dialogue

assistant director

prompter (female)

prompter's box

spoken and music theatre

mid-scene applause

revival (the return of a production to a theatre's repertoire)

ballet school; school for training ballet dancers

stage practice; practical experience of performing on stage

ensemble work; collaborative rehearsal and performance

chamber play; intimate small-scale drama

directorial concept; overall artistic idea behind a production

Singspiel; German musical theater with spoken dialogue

dance choreographer

dance company; professional dance ensemble

libretto; text of an opera or musical

spectacle production; a lavishly staged show

female stage lighting technician

stage dance; theatrical dance as a performing art

extra; walk-on performer; supernumerary

sound designer; sound director in theater or concert production

role study; the process of preparing a stage role

prompter; theater prompter who feeds forgotten lines

prompt book; the annotated script used by the theater prompter

singing actor; opera singer who is also a strong actor