Stagecraft Vocab!
Stagecraft Vocab for the fun of it!
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- Strike
- to clear everything off stage
- Strip Lights
- metal trough with several different lights in it
- Gel
- colored plastic used to make lights different colors
- Hack Saw
- used to cut metal
- Monitors
- speakers on stage so actors or dancers can hear music/speaking
- Hand Prop
- carried on and off by actors
- Teaser
- hides stage lighting
- Floor Pockets
- area for lighting and sound connections in the floor
- Leg
- single piece of fabric that creates wing space
- Shutters
- used in ellipsoidal, focuses light
- Rolling Unit
- piece of scenery that moves
- Box Nail
- nail with head
- Gobo
- metal stencil put into a light to shine a shape
- Box Set
- one set, same for whole play
- Batten
- pipe on counter weight system
- Drill
- used to make holes in wood or metal
- Cyc
- in very back, seamless, light can be shinned on to light up
- Ellipsoidal
- long throw of light
- Stenciling
- outline of a shape
- Hammer
- used to drive in nails
- Grand Drape
- main curtain on stage
- Scrim
- like cyc, light from back to see silhouette
- Apron
- area in-front of grand drape
- Stage Manager's Panel
- area on side of the stage where the lights can be controlled
- Gel Frame
- frame that gel goes into
- Bulb
- normal house light
- Pliers
- grips stuff
- Proscenium Arch
- picture frame of stage
- Carpenter's Square
- used to make 90 degree angles or straight lines
- Fresnel
- general lighting for smaller area
- Phillips Head
- has a + looking end
- Black Light
- makes white things glow
- Counter Weight System
- move battens up and down on stage
- Drill Bit
- used to actually cut the hole in wood or metal
- Stage
- acting area
- Pit
- under the stage where the orchestra plays
- House
- where audience sits
- Lens
- glass disk in stage light
- Dead Hung
- light hung but not focused
- Lamp
- stage light bulb, higher wattage
- Back Stage
- anywhere the audience cannot see you
- Scoop
- general area lighting
- Set Prop
- stays on stage
- Luan
- very thin wood that we use to make flats
- Tape Measure
- ruler on drugs
- Speed Square
- good for 90 and 45 degree angles
- Strobe Light
- on/off really fast
- Blackout
- all lights are turned off
- Model
- a small representation of the set
- Work Lights
- used when working on the set
- Light Board
- controls lights
- Crow Bar
- ripping things apart
- Casters
- wheels for set pieces
- Flat
- a wall
- Stage Directions
- tells you where to go on stage
- Traveler
- any curtain that opens and closes
- Standard Screwdriver
- flat head on end
- Barn Doors
- shutters for fresnel
- Wings
- the space created by the legs
- Duplex Nail
- nail with 2 heads
- Plywood
- sheet wood that is usually 4x8
- Spike
- markings on floor that guide you as to where set pieces go
- Scene Shop
- where the sets are built
- Finish Nail
- nail with no head
- Beam Port
- light area above audience
- Jack Stand
- used for holding up walls
- Unit Set
- multi-piece set, used for musicals usually
- Sound Board
- controls sound
- Table Saw
- circular saw on table that doesn't move
- House Lights
- lights up where the audience sits