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