Fourth Wall: Sometimes referred to as the 'third wall,' depending upon how a stagebuilder numbers the sides of the stage, the fourth wall is an imaginary wall that separates the events on stage from the audience. The idea is that the stage is constructed with a cutaway view of the house, so that the people sitting on the audience can look through this invisible 'fourth wall' and look directly into the events inside. Such stages preclude theater in the round (see below), and they require a modified apron stage set up in with an expensive reproduction of an entire house or building, often complete with stairs, wallpaper, furniture, and other bits to add verisimilitude. This type of stage became increasingly common within the last two centuries, but the money involved in constructing such stages often precludes their use in drama, leaving arena stages fairly popular.

 

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Sidewall (Kickbacks, Side Kick): The high division boards between LANES at the pins end (partition between pindecks).

Wall: (1) the sideboards/kickback (2) the crown of oil (3) a very easy shot