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Bookkeeping

accountant

会计师
kuài jì shī

The one who look into how money is spent

administrative personnel

行政人员
xíng zhèng rén yuán

 Those who work in the bookkeeping side rather artistic matter in theater

agent

代代理人
dài lǐ rén

Representive of the company who takes care of bookings and negotiate performance contracts.

theater management office

影院管理办公室
yǐng yuàn guǎn lǐ bàn gōng shì

 The space where non-artistic personnel work

account


zhàng

 Record of all the money spent and budget

fee

酬金
chóu jīn

 The amount of money involved

photocopy

复印
fù yìn

 Make an black/white image the same the original

VAT value added tax

欧洲销售税
ōu zhōu xiāo shòu shuì

 Type of sales tax in Europe

tax exemption

免税
miǎn shuì

 Do not have to pay tax


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Box Office票处

seating capacity

座位容量
zuò wèi róng liàng

Amount of seats that is allowed in the venue

seating plan/ seating chart

座位位置价格表
zuò wèi wèi zhì jià gé biǎo

A pictorial representation of the seats for audience.mostly with pricing

sold out

售光
shòu guāng

No more ticket lefet

box office

售票处 (门票部)
shòu piào chù (mén piào bù)

Part of the theatre front of house area where audience members can buy tickets.

box office receipts

售票处单据
shòu piào chù dān jù

Paper which gives record issued by the box office

complimentary ticket/comp

赠票
zèng piào

Free of charge ticket issued to special guests.

season ticket

全季票
quán jì piào

Ticket for every single season

ticket

门票
mén piào

Receipt to show for entering the theater

ticket price

门票价
mén piào jià

The amount of money that one has to pay for the ticket

advance booking

预订
yù dìng

refers to tickets sold before the production begins

children ticket

儿童票
ér tóng piào

Ticket that are sold at reduced price specially for those younger than certain age

full price

全价
quán jià

Ticket price for general public

half price

半价
bàn jià

Half the price for general public, usually for students and elderly people

reservation

定座
dìng zuò

Advance booking of seats

returnable ticket

可退可退门票
kě tuì mén piào

Tickets that can be returned

rush seat/ rush ticket

演出前20分钟售出的减价票
yǎn chū qián20fēn zhōng shòu chū de jiǎn jià piào

Tickets that are bought last minute

senior discount

老人优惠
lǎo rén yōu huì

Ticket that are sold at reduced price specially for those older than certain age

student ticket

学生票
xué shēng piào

Ticket that are sold at reduced price specially for students

ticket agency/ broker

售票代理/经纪
shòu piào dài lǐ/jīng jì

An office/person who sells ticket.

exchange courtesy

可退换票
kě tuì huàn piào

Ticket that can be changed to another performance

reserved ticket

巳定座的票
sì dìng zuò de piào

Ticket that has already been sold

un-reserved ticket

没有定座
méi yǒu dìng zuò

Ticket that cannot be sold in advance


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Formal Papers

rent (to)/hire (to) (UK)

租赁
zū lìn

Pay some money to the owner for the use of the property

agreement

協議协议
xié yì

Arrangement of what has to be done

contract

合約合约
hé yuē

Exchange of promises

employ (to)

聘用
pìn yòng

Do a job and get pay

licence (UK)/license (US)

牌照
pái zhào

Have permission

pay (to)

支付
zhī fù

Do a job for what the money is for

responsible (for)

负责(对)
fù zé(duì

Liable or have to answer to

customs papers

海关文件
hǎi guān wén jiàn

Paper work that is needed for clearing custom – usually for shipping between two countries

customs clearance

海关清关
hǎi guān qīng guān

After the custom formality

forwarding agent (UK)

货运代理
huò yùn dài lǐ

Company/person who deals with shipping procedures

freight forwarder/shipping agency (US)

空运代理/船务
kōng yùn dài lǐ/chuán wù

Companies which deal with air/ship deliveries

salary

薪金
xīn jīn

A fixed amount of money pay to the work done in a fixed length of time


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Production Management 製作管理

Production Calendar and Venue  製作日程表, 和剧院类别

closing

最后一幕
zuì hòu yī mù

The very last performance

college theater

学院剧场
xué yuàn jù chǎng

The theater belongs to a college, and run by the college

commercial theater

商业剧场
shāng yè jù chǎng

Venue which runs in a way to make money

dark days

没有演出的日子
méi yǒu yǎn chū de rì zi

Day in between performance when there is no show.

day of performance

有表演的日子
yǒu biǎo yǎn de rì zi

A day when there is a show

dinner theater

晚餐剧场
wǎn cān jù chǎng

A theater where dinner is served when the performance take place

limited run

有限演出
yǒu xiàn yǎn chū

a performance that runs for a prearranged length of time only

matinée

日场
rì chǎng

an afternoon performance

opening night

首现晚上
shǒu xiàn wǎn shàng

The opening night of a theatre performance often has a largely invited audience of people connected with the show but not directly involved in it (financial backers, contractors etc.)

premiere

首映
shǒu yìng

first official public performance of a show

Production Calendar/Schedule

制作日程表
zhì zuò rì chéng biǎo

-- the schedule/deadline during which all department get ready for the performance, include actors, shops, administrations.

production meeting

制作会议
zhì zuò huì yì

Group of production staff sit together to discuss the building of the performance

receiving house

接待剧场
jiē dài jù chǎng

A venue which has incoming touring companies.

rehearse (to)

排练(至)
pái liàn(zhì)

exercise

run

演出日程
yǎn chū rì chéng

A sequence of performances with the same production

straight run/stock (US)

固定剧目
gù dìng jù mù

Continuous performing the same production

summer stock

夏季库存
xià jì kù cún

A type of repertory theatre presents its work in the Summer season.

technical rider

技术要求的文件
jì shù yāo qiú de wén jiàn

Information sent to a theater by a performing group detailing requirements

touring show

巡回展
xún huí zhǎn

a play performed by a company at numerous locations

Production Property製作资产

copyright/royalty

版权
bǎn quán

Ownership of a piece of literary or musical property

edit (to)

编辑(对)
biān jí(duì)

Put together

revive a production

再生制作
zài shēng zhì zuò

To reproduce something from the past performances

guest appearance

客串表演
kè chuàn biǎo yǎn

Actors who invited to join in the performance, usually without or very low pay

inventory

存货存货
cún huò

List of item that the company or venue owns.

list

清单
qīng dān

A collection

theatrical publisher

戏剧出版商
xì jù chū bǎn shāng

A person or a company which specialize in printing and selling theatrical books

composer

作曲家
zuò qǔ jiā

The one who writes music

shoestring production

 

Production which is carried by a very tight budget

production rights

制造权
zhì zào quán

Use of copyrighted works

public domain

公共领域
gōng gòng lǐng yù

A piece of literary or music that is under copyright

version

版本
bǎn běn

A piece of work which has been altered from its original.

action edition

演员版
yǎn yuán bǎn

The piece which has been adapted for acting

Welfare - 福利

PD's (Per Diem)(casual)

临时工
lín shí gōng

 one who is a casual worker

authority

权力
quán lì

 Imposed action by those in leading position

cast, cast list

演员名单
yǎn yuán míng dān

 List of actors

invitation

请帖
qǐng tiě

 A piece of paper which asks something to attend or carry out some jobs.

dinner

进餐
jìn cān

 Main meal of the day, often mean the break needed for meals

tour

巡回
xún huí

 Move from one place to another

lodging/hotel/
accommodation

住宿/酒店
zhù sù/jiǔ diàn

 Where one stays while move from one place to another

Reception/party

招待会/聚会
zhāo dài huì/jù huì

 A gathering

road house/touring house/host theater

巡回演出的剧场
xún huí yǎn chū de jù chǎng

 Venue which receives touring shows

transportation

交通运输
jiāo tōng yùn shū

 Means of transport, such as private cars, taxi or airplane

shipping

交通运输
jiāo tōng yùn shū

To move a piece of good  from one place to another, usually far away where aero plane is needed.


Public Relation  公共关系, 公关

public relations-PR

公共关系,公关
gōng gòng guān xì,
gōng guān

Department which deals with the public image of the theatre.

advertisement

广告
guǎng gào

Method of releasing positive   the public

advertising material

广告资料
guǎng gào zī liào

Material used to releasing

critic

评论家
píng lùn jiā

Journalist who writes reviews for theatre productions.

interview

采访
cǎi fǎng

A session with two parties, usually on party tries to find out more about the other.

photography

摄影
shè yǐng

Recording a still picture

press conference

新闻发布会
xīn wén fā bù huì

Meeting when journalist are invited to announce an event/production as part of promotion

press department

新闻部
xīn wén bù

The department who in charges how the production information is released to the public via press.

press release

新闻稿新闻稿
xīn wén gǎo

Release information through public media, such as television and newspaper

programme/playbill

方案/海报
fāng àn/hǎi bào

Sequence of events

review

评论
píng lùn

Contemporary analysis of a dramatic work


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Administration and Management  行政和管理

Type of Organization -体制类别

Broadway

百老汇
bǎi lǎo huì

Theater district in New York, usually regard as highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world

college companies

学院剧团
xué yuàn jù tuán

troupe run by college students and faculty

college companies

学院剧团
xué yuàn jù tuán

troupe run by college students and faculty

commercial company

商业剧团
shāng yè jù tuán

Troupe with main intention to make money

community companies (non-profit)

社区剧团(非营利)
shè qū jù tuán(fēi yíng lì)

non-profit theatre that provides an opportunity for the non-professional to take an active part in theatre.

company

剧团
jù tuán

A group of people join  together to do theatrical activities

non-profit theater

非营利剧团
fēi yíng lì jù tuán

A company which all the profit that it makes is denoted back to the operation of the company

off Broadway

百老汇外
bǎi lǎo huì wài

Smaller professional theaters around and outside the central New York theater district on Broadway and around Times Square.

off off Broadway

百老汇外再外
bǎi lǎo huì wài zài wài

Smaller theaters outside New York usually give same performance as those in Broadway, but may be by less professional people

professional company

专业剧团
zhuān yè jù tuán

A company where those who belong to the company are mostly paid as full time

municipal theater

市政剧院
shì zhèng jù yuàn

Theater runs by local government

Regional theater

地方剧院
dì fāng jù yuàn

A well established nonprofit professional theatre companies, often brings in first-rate theatre have programs to nurture local talent

repertory theater

轮换剧目剧院
lún huàn jù mù jù yuàn

A theatre group which has a number of plays prepared for performance and runs for a limited time.  Usually with permanent company of actors and designers

residential company

常驻剧团
cháng zhù jù tuán

A non-touring group always in the same venue and using the same of actors for the majority of its plays

shareholders

股份持有人
gǔ fèn chí yǒu rén

Term from Elizabethan theatre to describe those members of the company who owned a part interesting the company, as opposed to paid or volunteers.

stock company

在库剧院
zài kù jù yuàn

演出固定剧目的剧团剧院
a theatrical company who runs a rotation of play all the time

touring company

巡演剧团
xún yǎn jù tuán

a company that  perform at numerous locations

troupe

团队
tuán duì

A theater company

underground theater

地下剧院
dì xià jù yuàn

 

 

 


Theater Jargon

Translations of technical theater language from English to Chinese