Set
The person who creates the idea for all sets within a play.
Scenic or Set Designer
These are taken before the construction of a costume to ensure the costume is made to fit a specific actor.
Measurements
The main purpose for lighting in a play.
Mood, Visibility, and/or Setting
This type of stage has audience on all four sides.
Arena or Theatre in the Round.
The longer name for props.
Theatrical Properties
The group of people who move the set pieces around the stage in the dark for play transitions.
Crew
Fabric
very thin transparent colored sheet used to produce colored lights.
Gel
This is the FIRST step any type of theatrical designer takes in their process.
Read the script.
This is a prop that helps establish a character. It is something they are known for such as a specific sword, cell phone, or cane.
Personal Prop
a curtain at the back of an acting area masking the backstage space. It is usually painted to represent a setting
Backdrop
a full-color sketch for the design of a costume
rendering
a thin, circular plate with designs cut in it to create patterns of projected light such as light shining through a tree.
Gobo
This type of stage has audience on only one side. Our PCHS auditorium stage is an example.
Proscenium
This is a prop that is edible and will need to be replaced after each performance.
Consumable
a wooden frame covered by canvas and used in constructing the walls of a set.
Flat
This person is in charge of constructing the shoes for a production.
Cobbler
a map or chart indicating the type, placement and direction of all lighting instruments, usually superimposed over a floor plan. It is a working diagram to be used throughout the setup and hanging of the show.
Light Plot
This is the stage direction closest to the audience.
Downstage
The person in charge of organizing props during a show backstage is called this.
Prop Master
a white large drape or drop covering the back and sides of the stage that is lit to create silhouettes and settings.
Cyclorama (cyc)
When an actor has very little time to switch costumes and sometimes might even need to do it on the stage it is called this.
Quickchange
This is the one type of stage light we have on our Port Chester High School stage.
ERS
All theatrical designers report to this person who is in charge of the entire vision for the show.
Director
articles such as curtains or paintings that are attached to the walls of the set for decoration.
Set dressings