Theatre Vocab
a person in charge of everything back of the grand drape except actors and costumers
Technical Director
All articles and furnishings needed on stage
Curtain or drop across back of stage
Cyclorama
Orders for actors and crew to get in position
Places
Stagehand who moves scenery on and off stage
Grip
Script instructions for movement, business, lighting, sounds
Stage Directions
Stage that extends well past the proscienium
Thrush Stage
To raise scenery above the top of the proscenium arch
Fly
Script marked with directions
Prompt book
All stage lights out at the same time
Blackout
To clear from the stage completely
Strike
Waiting room for actors
Greenroom
Set piece or prompt that is usable
Practical
Turn off, stop; remove from stage
Kill
Proscenium
Canvas colored wood frame
flat
Area between the top of the proscenium arch and the stage ceiling
Flies
Person offstage who supplies lines
Prompter
Piece of wood or pipe from which lights, scenery, and curtains are hung
batten
Front curtain separating the stage from the audience
Grand Drape
Spotlight that can be moved around during a performance
Followspot