Across
- 5. Anything in the house, rather than onstage.
- 6. Items that are carried onstage by the actor during a performance.
- 8. A device that creates a thin mist of fog throughout the stage.
- 10. The backstage bulletin board where announcements, schedules, and other information is posted.
- 12. The wheels on a platform.
- 15. A speaker designed to play very low, almost inaudible frequencies.
- 17. A platform that pivots on one corner.
- 19. A microphone designed to pick up sound only directly in front of it.
- 20. The right side of the auditorium, from the audience’s point of view.
Down
- 1. Flats and platforms that are stored and used for many different productions.
- 2. A portal that gives the set its own “picture frame.”
- 3. A speaker element that reproduces the low-end frequencies.
- 4. The lever on a lighting control console that simultaneously dims all the channels from one cut to the next.
- 7. The book compiled by the stage manager, containing all the pertinent information about the show.
- 9. The draperies or flats that hide backstage from the audience.
- 11. A microphone with a horizontal attachment that can reach over a keyboard or other musical instrument.
- 13. Decorations that have no function on a set, but are merely placed there to look good.
- 14. A common area where performers wait until it is time to go onstage.
- 16. Light coming from upstage of an actor.
- 18. A bank of small PAR cans all mounted in the same fixture. Used to create a bright wash of light on the audience.