Theatre Terminology

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Across
  1. 3. A large piece of pipe from which scenery can be suspended
  2. 6. rope attached to the pulley system
  3. 9. If a batten is rigged for lighting purposes, it is called
  4. 11. to tear down the set
  5. 13. The arch of the frame covering the visible stage of the opening between the stage and the auditorium
  6. 14. To hind or conceal
  7. 18. a single bulb left burning whenever a theatre is dark
  8. 19. raise a curtain
  9. 23. colored transparent plastic used for lighting purposes
  10. 24. released in case of fire
  11. 26. an offstage area used as an actor’s lunge
  12. 27. the portion of the main stage floor that is front of the main curtain
  13. 28. the art and craft of putting on a production
Down
  1. 1. a platform with wheels
  2. 2. a piece of framed, rigid upright scenery
  3. 4. short curtain hung to mask the lights
  4. 5. offstage areas to the left and right of the stage
  5. 7. portion of the stage that the actors use during the performance
  6. 8. a large piece of canvas hung from a batten used for scenery
  7. 10. the device that holds the counterweight system that holds the weights
  8. 12. The physical structure where acting takes place in, on, and around
  9. 13. are lighting areas on the sides of the auditorium
  10. 15. the area between the apron and the audience
  11. 16. lower a curtain
  12. 17. is the open area between the stage and the grid
  13. 20. background curtain hung at the back of the stage
  14. 21. to camouflage where two flats join
  15. 22. to open and close a curtain
  16. 25. Slender curtains hung at the sides of the stage