set design

3. a front curtain that is permanently secured at the top edge which is gathered by diagonal ropes when lifted
7. this stage is like a picture frame the audience sits looking into the frame to see the play
9. folding scenery as it flies out
10. a background curtain covering the stage back and sides
11. elevation sketch this shows how the stage will look from the audience, as well as a color rendering of the set
13. this set uses stage and curtains and a few other stage elements to set up the stage pictures
14. (theatre-in-a-the-round) this stage seats the audience entirely around the playing area
16. a set consisting of 2-3 walls (maybe a ceiling); this is the most common of theatrical sets
18. this set always remains in place throughout the production
20. this set is made up of several pieces that can be rearranged to produce more than one setting

1. this set uses periaktoi to move around the stage to create different scenes
2. this set might use 2-3 fold flats that represent walls or hide furniture; it is sometimes called a profile set
4. no center aisle
5. a canvas or muslin curtain, usually painted, that forms part of the scenery
6. 3-D objects used as part of the set (rocks, trees, ramps ext.)
8. a low platform stage that "thrust" out into the audience, with seating on three sides
12. wooden frames covered by some type of material and painted
15. fibrous, fireproof insulator
17. highlighting the form and dimension of the subject
19. referred to theatrical gauze; many scenes are painted on this and dropped in the middle of the show