Vocabulary
the crew in charge of stage properties
What is Prop Crew?
keeping crews, cast, and audience free from harm, danger, injury, or risk
What is Theatre Safety
Any outfit, including accessories and undergarments worn by an actor in a production.
What is Costume?
A floor plan of the set showing the placement of basic lighting and any special lighting.
What is Lighting Plot?
A large curtain covering the back and sides of the stage.
What is Cyclorama?
A group of people, other than actors, who work behind the scenes to prepare the technical aspects of the show
What is Crew?
Any structures constructed to transform an empty stage into a suitable background for the play.
What is scenery?
The technicians responsible for planning, preparing, and running the stage lights for a production
What is Light Crew?
The person in charge of handling the promptbook and supervising backstage
What is Stage Manager?
Prepares the costumes for the play
What is Costume Crew?
Group of technicians responsible for building scenery and in charge of any scene changes during a production
Illumination of the actors and acting areas
What is Stage Lighting?
Any materials such as curtains or scenery used to block an audience’s view of the backstage area
What is Masking?
The crew in charge of designating and applying makeup for each character.
What is Makeup Crew?
- A costume chart listing each character in the show and each scene in which the character appear, and all garments, undergarments, and accessories needed
What is Costume Plot?
Responsible for printing tickets and programs and managing the box office, audience, and physical theatre during a production
What is House Crew?
The person who helps the director with duties such as warming up the cast before rehearsal, checking roll, posting rehearsal schedules, writing directorial notes during rehearsal, running errands, and filling in as an understudy when an actor is missing.
What is Assistant Director?
straight makeup, uses the actor’s features
What is Basic Makeup?
Recorded or live sound effects or music as well as the amplification of voices so that they can be heard.
What is sound?
Equipment for controlling lighting instruments. On a computerized system, the intensity and timing of lights may be preset to create light cues
What is Control Board?