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24 Cards in this Set
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Apron |
Part of the stage in front of the main curtain |
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Backstage |
Part of the stage and theatre which is out of the sight of the audience, including the dressing rooms and work areas that support the stage |
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Balcony rail |
Permanent front of house lighting position at the front of the balcony |
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Catwalk |
Walkways, often made of metal, suspended or cantilevered in the air |
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Center line |
Imaginary line running down the stage through the exact center of the proscenium opening, marked as CL on stage plans. Normally marked on the stage floor and used as a reference when marking out or assembling a set |
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Crossover |
Route leading from one side of the stage to the other, out of view of the audience |
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Fire curtain |
In accordance with fire laws, all proscenium theatres are required to have a curtain of incombustable material, located in front of the main curtain and slides in metal groves called smoke pockets |
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Fly floor |
A platform located above stage level on the sides of the stage, used for tying lines, occasional weight loading and often for operating the rail during a slide show |
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Front of the house |
The lobby, also may refer to the sound or lighting positions in front of the proscenium |
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Grid |
Structural framework of beams located near the top of the stage house. The grid supports sheaves, head blocks, cable and rope necessart for flying or hanging scenery |
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House |
The auditorium, where the house sits |
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Load floor |
A platform located near the grid on the counterweight side, used for loading weights on arbors. Usually, you may access the grid from this level |
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Offstage |
In general, the area outside of the acting area. As a direction: away from the center |
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Onstage |
In general, the acting area visible to the audience. As a direction, toward center |
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Orchestra pit |
Sunken area immediately in front of the stage intended to accomidate an orchestra |
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Pin rail |
A rail in which belaying pins are set for tying lines, may be located on the fly floor |
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Plasterline |
The upstage of the proscenium wall |
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Proscenium |
The frame seperating the stage from the audience |
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Rail |
(Flys) operating position for the counterweight system often located on the fly floor |
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Smoke pocket |
A vertical steel channel on the upstage edges of the proscenium arch in which the edges of the fire curtain are level |
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Stage door |
Backstage enterance to the theatre |
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Trap room |
The area directly below the trapped part of the stage, used for accessing the traps. A trap is an opening through the stage floor that can usually be opened and closed |
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Vomitory |
An entrance or exit through banked seating, usually in a thrust or arena stage |
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Wings |
The out of view areas to the sides of the acting area |
