• - a literary piece

consisting of dialogues
between various
characters.
P L A Y
16 12 1 25
• - a written version of a
play or movie

S C R I P T
19 3 18 9 16 20
 • - a structure within which
theatrical performance
are given.

T H E A T E R
20 8 5 1 20 5 18
CROSSFADER –
the lever on a
lighting
Control console
that
simultaneously
dims all the
channels from
one cut to the
next.
PROMPT BOOK
– the book
compiled by
the stage
manager,
containing all the
pertinent
information
about the show.
JACK KNIFE
PLATFORM – A
platform
that pivots on
one corner
HAZER – A
device that
creates a thin
mist of
fog throughout
the stage.
CALLBOARD – The
backstage bulletin
board
where
announcements,
schedules and other
information is posted.
GREEN ROOM – A
common area
where
performers wait
until it is time to go
onstage.
HOUSE RIGHT –The
right side of the
auditorium,from the
audience’s point of
view.
SHOTGUN MIC – A
microphone
designed
to pick up sound
only directly in front
of it.
SET DRESSING –
Decorations that
have no
function on a set,
but are merely
placed there
to look good
WOOFER – A
speaker element
that
reproduces the low-
end frequencies.
FALSE PROSCENIUM
– A portal that
gives the set its own
“picture frame.”
AUDIENCE
BLINDERS – A
bank of small
PAR cans all
mounted in the
same
fixture.Used to
create a bright
wash of light
BACK LIGHT –
Light coming
from upstage
of an actor.
PERSONAL
PROPS – Items
that are carried
onstage by the
actor during a
performance.
BOOM STAND – A
microphone with a
horizontal attachment
that can reach over a
keyboard or other
musical instrument.
SUBWOOFER – A
speaker designed
to play
very low, almost
inaudible
frequencies.
FRONT-OF-
HOUSE –
Anything in the
house, rather
than onstage.
MASKING- The
draperies or
flats that hide
backstage from
the audience.
CASTERS – The
wheels on a
platform
STOCK SCENERY –
Flats and
platforms
that are stored
and used for
many
Different
productions.
• Test
• Directions: Observe the pictures below and
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