The lever on a lighting control
console that simultaneously
dims all the channels from one
cut to the next
A platform that pivots on one
corner
The space on the stage that is
not visible to the audience
The backstage bulletin board
where announcement
schedules, and other
information are posted
The right side of the auditorium A microphone designed to pick
from the audience’s point of up sound only directly in front
view
Flats and platforms that are
stored and used for many
different productions
Anything in the house, rather
than on stage
The book compiled by the stage
manager, containing all the
pertinent information about the
show
A small drapery that runs across
the top of the grand drape and
hides the hardware that
suspends it
A device that creates a thin mist
of fog throughout the stage
A common area where
performers wait until it is time
to go on stage
of it
Decorations that have no
function on a set, but are
merely placed there to look
good.
A speaker element that
reproduces the low-end
frequencies
Diagram showing the placement A portal that gives the set its
of the scenery as viewed from own “picture frame”
above
A bank of small PAR cans all Light coming from upstage of an
mounted in the same fixture. actor
Used to create a bright wash
light for the audience
Items that are carried onstage A microphone with a horizontal
by the actor during the attachment that can reach over
performance a keyboard or other musical
instrument
A speaker designed to play very The control on a follow spot
low, almost inaudible that fades out the light by
frequencies slowly closing a set of doors
The draperies or flats that hide Wheels on a platform
backstage from the audience