<Li> Thrust stage: A performance space projecting well in front of the proscenium arch, usually with the audience on three sides . </Li> <Li> Wings: Areas that are part of a stage deck but offstage (out of sight of the audience). The wings are typically masked with legs . The wing space is used for performers preparing to enter, storage of sets for scenery changes and as a stagehand work area . Wings also contain technical equipment, such as the fly system . </Li> <P> The house can refer to any area which is not considered playing space or backstage area . Outside the theatre itself this includes the lobby, coat check, ticketing counters, and restrooms . More specifically, the house refers to any area in the theatre where the audience is seated . This can also include aisles, the orchestra pit, control booth, balconies and boxes . </P> <Ul> <Li> Orchestra or Orchestra Pit: In productions where live music is required, such as ballet, folk - dance groups, opera, and musicals, the orchestra is positioned in front and below of the stage in a pit . The pit is usually a large opening ranging from 4--6 feet (1.2--1.8 m) wide, 20--40 feet (6.1--12.2 m) long and 6--10 feet (1.8--3.0 m) deep . Some orchestra pits have lifts or elevators that can raise the floor of the pit up to the same height as the stage . This allows for easier movement of instruments among other things . Often an orchestra pit will be equipped with a removable pit cover which provides safety by eliminating the steep drop off and also increases the available acting area above . In most cases, some sort of lattice or sound port is built into the front of the orchestra pit, to allow audience members in the front rows to hear the music while still having a wall to keep them separated from the orchestra . The orchestra pit is the closest to the audience . </Li> <Li> Auditorium: The section of the theatre designated for the viewing of a performance . Includes the patrons main seating area, balconies, boxes, and entrances from the lobby . Typically the control booth is located in the back of the auditorium, although for some types of performance an audio mixing positing in located closer to the stage within the seating . </Li> <Li> Vomitorium: A passage situated below or behind a tier of seats . </Li> <Li> Control booth: The section of the theatre designated for the operation of technical equipment, followspots, lighting and sound boards, and is sometimes the location of the stage manager's station . The control booth is located in the theatre in such a way that there is a good, unobstructed view of the playing area without causing any (or minimal) distraction to the audience (i.e. preventing distracting light leak or noise), and is generally an enclosed space . </Li> <Li> Catwalks: A catwalk is a section of the house hidden in the ceiling from which many of the technical functions of a theatre, such as lighting and sound, may be manipulated . </Li> </Ul>

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