footlight
Floor-level stage lamp
A footlight is a light placed along the front edge of a stage floor, aimed upward to illuminate performers.
Usually plural: the footlights.
The term serves as a metonym for the theater itself or for a career in acting: She was drawn to the footlights from childhood.
The footlights cast dramatic shadows on his face.
Concentrated illumination source
- upstageDivert attention from another
- downstageToward the audience
- prosceniumTheater's architectural frame
- apronWaist-tied protective garment
wings · orchestra pit · blocking · cue · dimmer · gel · follow spot · house lights
Rounded storage organ
- lampElectric light fixture
- glowSteady, soft light
- beamStructural support member
- illuminationProvision of light
floodlight · row · dimmer · gel · color wash · amber · uplighting · stage lighting
spotlight
Concentrated illumination source
- upstageDivert attention from another
- downstageToward the audience
- prosceniumTheater's architectural frame
apron · wings · orchestra pit · blocking · cue · dimmer · gel · follow spot · house lights · stage left
bulb
Rounded storage organ
illumination · floodlight · row · dimmer · gel · color wash · amber · uplighting · stage lighting · theatrical lighting
actor
One who portrays characters
- actressFemale stage performer
- performerOne who entertains audiences
- curtain callPost-show audience acknowledgment
bow · entrance · exit · soliloquy · monologue · audience · applause · ovation · debut · encore
- stage lightingspotlight, spotlights, Fresnel, followspot, follow spot
- stage riggingcounterweight system, counterweight, arbor, batten, battens
footlightbackstage
Theater's hidden area
behind the scenes · offstage · wings · greenroom · house lights