Flip the Switch
A type of electrical connector, usually found exclusively in theaters, that has three pins in line with one another.
What is stage pin?
A relatively shorter piece of wood secured perpendicularly between two stiles.
What is a rail?
This small, sharp tool is used to undo stitching.
What is a seam ripper?
An audio used during a show to supplement the creation of the sound on stage. I.E. Phone Ringing, Raining, Explosion
What is a sound effect?
A triangular piece of scenery that rotates to signify a change of location.
What is a periaktoi?
Electricians wear this to keep themselves safe when working at great heights.
What is a harness?
This material is often used for windows on stage, instead of actual glass.
What is Plexiglass?
Similar to a mannequin, but lacking a head or limbs.
What is a dress form?
A computer software that is widely used to run sound and even projection cues during performances.
What is QLab?
A prop popular in commedia dell’arte, origin of the term “____ comedy.”
What is a slapstick?
This can be swapped out to control the size of the light beam.
What is a barrel?
4' x 8'
What are the measurements of a stock flat or platform?
A textile made from the hair of a sheep.
What is wool?
A cycle of audio that causes a loud or screeching noise.
What is a feedback loop?
A wooden trough built into some theatres that, when heavy iron or wooden balls are rolled down it, simulate the booming sound of severe weather.
What is a thunder run?
A black braided cord used to secure cable to linesets, booms, set walls, etc.
What is tie line?
Though you probably won’t find one on your average workbench, this shape of screw is commonly used when constructing scenery.
What is a square head aka Robertson screw?
The naturally stretchy “grain” of fabric.
What is bias?
Utilizing synthesizers to imitate prerecorded notes through an auxiliary instrument.
What is a Midi?
These organizations of craftsmen were often hired to assist with theatre productions in medieval Europe.
What are guilds?
A type of wire connector that snaps shut.
What is a WAGO Lever-Nut?
This material is made of compressed recycled paper and used to dampen sound.
What is Homasote?
A plastic curve used to draw arcs when designing patterns.
What is a french curve?
A range of 20 Hertz to 20,000 Hertz.
What is the average range of hearing for a person measured in Hertz?
Originally a painted panoramic image that rotated around a viewing platform, this piece of scenery is now most often flat and plain white.
What is a cyc/cyclorama?