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Theatre Parts
Stage Terms
Curtains
Other Terms
100
Special battens equipped with circuits that lights can be hung from
Electrics
100
Parts of a theatre other than the stage or backstage - the audience can go these places.
The House
100
Metal pipes that hang over a stage and are used for flying lighting instruments, scenery, etc.
Battens
100
The furthest downstage curtain called the "main curtain"
Grand Drape
100
Are theatrical renderings usually made in color or black and white?
Color
200
Pieces of theatrical scenery that can be made to resemble walls, buildings, backgrounds, etc.
Flats
200
Spaces backstage to either side of that stage that are not visible to the audience are called______________.
Wings
200
A single set which can represent a variety of locations is called a ________.
Unit Set
200
Drapes that hang to either side of the stage hiding the backstage area
Legs
200
A raised area where actors can stand or perform. (more specific that "stage." This is a set piece
Platform
300
What does it mean if a stage is raked?
It is sloped or tilted
300
To bring a piece of scenery up and down is called _________ it.
Flying
300
A staircase out of the audience's view that is used to help actors get off the set is called _____________.
Escape Stairs
300
A ____________ is any curtain that has tracks and can move back and forth.
Traveler
300
Amount of space available onstage for acting
Playing Space
400
A tall or sometimes tower-like structure that may resemble a pillar. It's a set piece.
Pylon
400
Hung on a batten or grid and not made to move up and down is called being _______ hung.
Dead
400
When rendering for theatre, is accuracy or beauty more important?
Accuracy
400
Short, horizontal drapes that can hide battens and electrics are called________.
Teasers/Borders
400
Any hole in the stage that is used to pass people or objects through
Trap Door
500
An artistic representation of what a designer wants something to look like is called a ________.
Theatrical Rendering
500
A system of moving scenery up and down on battens is called__________.
Counterweight fly system
500
A non traditional performance setup where the audience gathers around or follows the performers.
Promenade
500
The ________ is an imaginary line that goes down the middle of the stage from upstage to downstage.
Center Line
500
What type of set is standard for UIL use in Texas?
Unit Set