STAY SAFE
LET THERE BE LIGHT
TOOLS OF POWER
MOVE IT OR LOSE IT
BACKSTAGE SHENANIGANS
100

These coverings protect the toes from heavy objects

What are close toed shoes?
100

This is the type of light that illuminates a single actor.

What is a spotlight?

100

This handheld tool is most commonly used to drive nails into wood.

What is a hammer?

100

From the actors perspective, this direction refers to the left side of the stage.

What is stage left?

100

These performance objects should never be played with when not in use.

What are props?

200

These protect your eyes when cutting, drilling, or sanding materials.

What are safety goggles?

200

These thin sheets of colored plastic change the color of light.

What are gels?

200

A tool that checks and measures right angles for accuracy in construction.

What is a carpenters square?

200

Someone could trip over these if they're not taped down.

What are electric cables?

200

If you've stepped over this, the audience can see you.

What is a sight-line?

300

Before climbing this equipment, you should make sure it is secure and on level ground.

What is a ladder?

300

A metal stencil placed in a light creates patterns such as leaves or windows.

What is a gobo?

300

This tool is used to cut is used to cut lumber for scenic construction.

What is a table saw?

300
This term means to dismantle or remove scenery, props and all other equipment after a show.
What is strike?
300

This is not allowed backstage to prevent spills or damage to costumes.

What is food and drink?

400

A lifting method that requires bending your knees, not your back.

What is lifting with your legs?

400

This piece of equipment controls the lighting grid from the booth.

What is a lightboard?

400

One of these screwdrivers has a cross shaped tip, the other a flat tip.

What is phillips and flathead?

400

Scenery must be properly braced or weighted down to prevent this from happening.

What is tipping over or collapsing?

400

Under no circumstances should an actor or crew member talk to this individual while they're running the show.

What is the stage manager?

500

If you see this kind of damaged electrical cable, you should report it immediately and not use it.

What is frayed or exposed wiring?

500

This style of lighting creates a general balance of light on the entirety of the stage.

What is a wash?

500

This gripping tool is used to smooth surfaces; it can also be used for weather or stripping color.

What is a sander?

500
You might find this actor hidden on the catwalk or in the wings operating a pully system for an aerial effect.

What is a fly rig?

500

Close the windows, stay on the coms, and don't let anyone in.

What is the lighting booth?

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