A theater is composed of the stage, backstage, wings, house, fly system, and various support spaces. Most theaters have these six main areas, and all actors will need to know about them before they ...

(This article is part of a three-part series about behind-the-scenes at Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.) LENOX – You could easily miss them on stage at Tanglewood, the ...

Theater in the round—also called an arena stage, central stage, or island stage—is a type of stage that’s surrounded by audience members on all sides. Typically, the stage is on the ground level, or ...

In almost any kind of company you can name, you can divide the work that gets done as either a “front stage” or a “backstage” job. This distinction comes from the theater world, where some people, ...

Backstage, teenage assistant stage managers waited for their next duties. (There aren’t many scene changes in "The Tempest.") One actress rested in a lawn chair, hidden behind a makeshift wall, and ...

One night last month I was at the Academy of Music for a show, and there, behind the concession stand, was Nikki Beck. “Are there three of you?” I asked, amazed. She laughed and said, “Probably.” ...

We're excited to announce a new, one-of-a-kind concert experience right here at the Weill Center in Sheboygan. Imagine you arrive for a concert and are immediately escorted back stage. You pass the ...