Set Design Terms

1. black fabric that is hung to block backstage from the audience
3. Architectural or mechanical skeletons as a background
6. taking everything apart after the show.
10. instruction to close curtain.
11. where the audience sits
13. the room where the actors wait for their cue.
14. a backstage lounge for actors where they can hear the action on stage and wait for their scene or cue.
16. Taking the play’s idea or spirit and showing it through a visual sign.
17. A set with no attempt to be real.
20. Like constructivism only solid

2. Seeks to make the audience see and react as the character does.Allows the audience to see through the character’s eyes.
4. Non realistic uses distorted shapes, colors, or motif ( a repeated pattern)
5. instruction to close curtain.
7. curtain that moves left and right
8. a large piece of painted fabric hung at the abc of the stage.
9. the order said for actors and tech to take their positions right before the show begins ( usually means two minutes before curtain)
12. Exaggerated symbolism which tries to intensify the emotional impact of the play by distorting a major scenic element.
13. row low scenery that hides where the backdrop meets the stage
15. blue or white curtain that can be lit different colors for the show
18. cloth hung in pairs on the sides of the stage to mask backstage.
19. the line between the audience and the backstage area