LIGHTS
SAFETY
PEOPLE
TERMS
GEOGRAPHY
100

This is also known as an ERS.

What is an Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight?

100

The system for fly rail safety between deck and load rail

What is Call and Response?

100

This person is responsible for creating the light plot

Who is the lighting designer?

100

Purpose of a gel.

What is change the color of the light coming from an instrument?

100

The area the audience occupies

What is Front of House (FOH)?

200

This wash fixture has interchangeable lenses that can be VNSP, MFL, or XWFL.

What is a PAR light?

200

This equipment should always be "footed" when someone is using it.

What is a ladder?

200

This person helps to update the lighting paperwork

Who is the Assistant Lighting Designer (ALD)?

200
This is voltage.
What is the energy needed to move electricity through a path?
200

The stage floor

What is the deck?

300

This fixture was originally designed for use in lighthouses.

What is a Fresnel?

300

An electrician's crescent wrench should always have this attached.

What is a lanyard?

300

I am responsible for the installation and maintenance of the lighting fixtures and the plot.

Who is the Production Electrician (Master Electrician)?

300
This is a light plot.
What is a map of where the lights hang and point in a theatre?
300

The stage area in front of the proscenium

What is the apron?

400

This fixture creates a high intensity beam, and is meant for hands-on operation and lighting performers.

What is a followspot?

400

All hung lighting fixtures must have this connected for safety.

What is a safety cable?

400

This person attends every performance, sits in the booth, and takes their cues from the stage manager.

Who is the Light Board Operator?

400
These are sight lines.
What are the imaginary lines that define where the audience can see on stage?
400

The area reserved for the orchestra or band

What is the pit?

500

These lights are intelligent fixtures and are able to pan, tilt, zoom, and change color, among other parameters.

What are moving lights?

500

These lights provide safety and visibility backstage during a performance.

What are actor blues (run lights)?

500

I attend every performance and operate a single specialized lighting fixture focused on actors only.

Who is the Followspot Operator?

500
This is a gobo.
What is a circular insert made of tin that allows you to shape the light coming from an instrument?
500

The area offstage left and right

What are the wings?

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