Set
Taking the set apart after the final performance.
Striking the set
All of the furniture on stage, and any objects that are permanently part of the set.
Stage/ Set props
The main lights that are over the audience.
House lights
This is when the director and actors plan the movement on stage during rehearsals.
Blocking
These directions are from the actors' perspective.
Stage directions
Decorating the set before the play starts.
Dressing the set
Anything carried onstage, or handled by an actor.
Hand Prop
A focused light on one area/actor
Spotlight
A trigger for the action to start at a specific time (i.e. sound___, lighting___, acting____, etc.)
Cue
These directions are from the audience's perspective.
House directions
Painted cloth/board hung at the back of the stage as part of the scenery.
Backdrop
Where all of the props are stored backstage.
Prop table
A coloured film (i.e. red, blue, green) that goes over the light to create different lighting effects on stage.
Gels
Bowing at the end of the play
Curtain call
Ms. Little was a part of this play when she was in high school.
Grease and/or Seussical
Large moveable item that is used to create the scenery, but isn't build into the set.
Flat
The area that is not on stage. This is where the actors wait before they go on-stage, and it is where props are store.
Backstage.
While a "fade to black" is when the lights gradually dim down, this is when the lights go out quickly.
Blackout
To turn your body to the audience to stay "open" to the audience. This helps the audience hear and see the actors better.
Cheat
When the actors make everything up on the spot, it is called...
Improv
Cyclorama
The person who organizes and calls the play during a performance.
Stage manager.
Similar to a gel, this is a stencil that goes over a light to create effects on stage.
Gobo
The written text with the dialogue and stage directions.
Script
The French word for "picture", this is when a group of models or motionless actors represent a scene from a story, history, or play.
Tableau