House

Also called: Auditorium

Where the audience sits. It also means the audience itself, as in "a full house" or "the house is open."

ProducersStage managers

Front of houseEverything on the audience side: the lobby, box office, ushers and the house manager who looks after the audience.
House lightsThe lights over the audience. They dim as the show starts and come back up at the interval and at the end.
House left and house rightDirections taken from the audience's point of view. House left is the audience's left, which is the actors' stage right.

More in The stage

Stage left Stage right Upstage Downstage Centre stage Apron