Set Design Terms



Across
3. a "bird's eye" view from the top down
5. a stage where the audience sits on three sides
6. offstage right and left
9. an opening in the stage floor
11. objects such as rocks, trees,or ramps onstage
13. a set made up of interchangeable pieces
15. a flexible performance space
18. long pipes or poles from which lights and curtains are hung
19. heavy curtain or flat hung to the sides of the proscenium for changing the width of the proscenium arch.
   
Down
1. horizontal curtains hung to mask lighting from the audience
2. wooden frame covered by canvas
4. a stage where the audience looks through a frame
7. a set made of two or three walls
8. a painted curtain that forms part of the scenery
10. a pair of drapes on either side of the stage to maske the actors backstage
12. sketch of the front view of a set used
14. heavy curtain hung over the proscenium to reduce the height of the proscenium arch
16. a stage where the audience sits on all sides
17. background curtain typically used for projections