footlights
Lights facing actors
Footlights are a row of lights set into the floor at the front edge of a theater stage, casting upward illumination on performers.
The term often stands for the theater profession itself: She was drawn to the footlights from childhood.
To be in the footlights is to be onstage or in the public eye.
Theater's architectural frame
- apronWaist-tied protective garment
- downstageToward the audience
- upstageDivert attention from another
- wingsLimbs for flight
batten · scrim · flat · trapdoor · blocking · cue · tech rehearsal · stagehand
Temporarily holding position
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- curtain callPost-show audience acknowledgment
- encoreAudience-demanded extra performance
bow · ovation · debut · premiere · showtime · star · performer · actor
Steady, soft light
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- floodlightBroad outdoor illumination source
- beamStructural support member
glare · lamp · bulb · gel · dimmer · tungsten · incandescent · LED
proscenium
Theater's architectural frame
wings · batten · scrim · flat · trapdoor · blocking · cue · tech rehearsal · stagehand · grip
acting
Temporarily holding position
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- curtain callPost-show audience acknowledgment
encore · bow · ovation · debut · premiere · showtime · star · performer · actor · actress
glow
Steady, soft light
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- floodlightBroad outdoor illumination source
beam · glare · lamp · bulb · gel · dimmer · tungsten · incandescent · LED · luminosity
- lightinglamp, lamps, bulbs, light bulb, light bulbs
- theatreBroadway, acting, theatre, stage, actor
- auditoriumseats, rows, aisle, aisles, stage
- concert hallconcert hall, auditorium, opera house, recital hall, music hall
- live performanceconcert, gig, show, performer, stage presence
- stage performanceacting, choreography, costume, curtain call, encore
footlightsspotlights
Focused theatrical lighting
floodlights · downlights · battens · backlighting · downlighting