Theatre Terminology Apron _________-The part of the stage floor extending beyond the proscenium arch into the house Apron

Backing ________________ - Any type of scenery or material placed in back of an opening to mask the backstage area from the audience.

Baton ____________ - A long piece of wood or pipe at the top and bottom of a drop. A length of pipe, a part of a counter-weight system to which a drop or other scenic and lighting units or equipment are attached.

Blacks ____________ - black draperies used as legs and borders.

Box Set ____________ - An interior setting with three walls and possibly a ceiling.

Cyclorama ____________ - Usually a u-shaped expanse of light blue or white canvas used for sky effects. May also be a permanent feature of the stage or simply a drop

Downstage _________ -The front of the stage, toward the audience

_________ -a large unframed canvas or muslin unit of scenery Drop

_______________ - steps leading down from a platform not seen by the audience. Escape Stairs

Flat __________ - a rectangular frame covered with an unbroken expanse of muslin, canvas, luann, or other fabric..

________________ -an inner frame set upstage of the grand drape to narrow the proscenium False Proscenium

__________ - the space below the grid and above the stage floor where flown scenery is stored when not in use. Fly Loft

Fly __________ - a verb for shifting scenery by raising it vertically into the flies by means of a counterweight system.

___________ - a framework of metal extending over the stage area and located at least 6 feet below the roof of the stage house. Used to support equipment for flying scenery. Grid

___________ - traditional waiting room or reception room of a theatre, located near the stage and serves as a meeting place for guests or a place where actors wait when not on stage. Green Room

___________- alert signal meaning you are working above people’s heads or something is coming down from above the stage. Heads Up

____________- alert signal meaning something is falling WATCH OUT Clear

____________ - where the audience sits House

____________ - the curtain, usually of heavy velour which separates the stage from the audience. Grand Drape

____________ - a unit of scenery which prevents the audience from seeing into the back-stage area. It is usually black in color. Masking

____________ - elements that provide for a finished set, or are sometimes used by an actor. Properties

Decorative Props _____________ - furniture or objects on stage that serve no practical purpose

_____________ - all the furniture normally used by the actors Set Props

_____________ - small objects carried to and from the stage by the actors or handled by them while on stage. Hand Props

_____________ - the opening in the wall between the stage and the auditorium. Proscenium

Scene Shop _____________ - the area used for the construction, covering, joining, and painting of the scenery.

_____________ - lightweight cotton netting _____________ - lightweight cotton netting. Appears solid when lit from the front and becomes transparent when something is lit from behind. Scrim

___________ - an imaginary line extending from any seat in the auditorium past the proscenium arch to any position on stage to determine how much of the stage will be visible from that point. Sight Line

___________ - to remove a unit of scenery or prop from the stage, or to dismantle scenery at the end of the run of a show. Strike

___________ - to bring a scenic unit into the audience’s view (horizontally)

Off ___________ - to remove a scenic unit from the audience’s view (horizontally)

___________ - to come into the audience’s view (vertically)

Out _____________ - to go from the audience’s view (vertically).

_____________ - the part of the stage to the person’s right as he faces the audience Stage Right

_____________ - the part of the stage to person’s left as he faces the audience Stage Left

Tech Rehearsal _____________ - rehearsal during which light and sound levels are set, scene shifting is rehearsed, costumes checked and costume changes rehearsed.

_____________ - tech rehearsal without the actors. Dry Tech

_____________ - a horizontal masking frame or drapery usually matching the tormentor or leg and used to mask the space above the set. Teaser/Border

Legs/Tormentors _____________ - vertical masking pieces of drapery.

_____________ - a curtain rigged to part in the center and open to each side of the stage. Traveler

_____________ - stage position towards the back of the stage, away from the audience. Up Stage

_____________ - offstage side areas. Wings

_____________ - area where front of the house position lighting is hanged and focused. Catwalk

_____________ - term used to describe a stage that is slanted _____________ - term used to describe a stage that is slanted. (the way the stages where designed in ancient Greece.) Raked

_____________ - an imaginary line extending across the proscenium arch _____________ - an imaginary line extending across the proscenium arch. Commonly known as the path that the grand drape follows. Plaster Line