RRHS THEATRE SPACE
IN HALL BY MR. ALDERMAN’S ROOM
Stage Door
Light Switches
Loading Dock Door (Roll Door)
Props Cabinet
Wings
Ghost Light “Buddy”
Tool Room
Midway Aisle
Vestibule HR
Lobby
Bathrooms
CONTROL BOOTH
Control Booth Door
Sound Booth
Sound Cabinet(s)
Light Booth
Followspot Booth/loft
Lighting Cabinet(s)
Gel File (Black)
Lighting Shelves
Headset Systems
LOBBY
Ticket table (s)
Storage Room
Lobby Doors
Display Boards
Vestibule HR
BACK IN THEATRE
Side Tabs
Proscenium Arch
Torms (TORMENTORS)
Light Tree
Main Drape or Act Curtain
Legs
Border
Mid-stage Black Traveler
Black Scrim
Upstage Blacks
Ground Row
Cyclorama or Cyc
Backstage Vestibule
Dressing Areas
Bathrooms
Production Jobs
Producer
Playwright
Director
Production Manager
Stage Manager
Set Designer
Property Designer
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Sound Designer
Costume Shop Manager
Master Carpenter
Master Electrician
Running Crew
Production Periods/Process
Design Phase
Auditions
Meetings & Table Work
Blocking Rehearsals
Run Throughs
Technical Rehearsals
Dress Rehearsals
Performances
Different Stages
Proscenium
Tennis Court
¾ Thrust
Arena (Theatre in the Round)
*Mini-Stage (Drama Room)
Scenic Pieces
Flats
Platforms
Stairs
Lingo
Cues
Backstage Etiquette
Tech week
*All Hands!
*Tool Call!
Strike
Stage Directions / Acting
Areas:
(UR, UC, UL, CR, CC, CL,
DR, DC, DL)
Equipment
Ladders
Scaffolding (inside climbs)
A-frame Ladder
Additional Curtains &
Drapes
Construction
Ground Plan
Corner Block & Keystone,
Rail, Toggle, Stile, Corner
Brace
Tri Brace
Pre-Drilling
Platform Legging
Screwing Standards
Proper Storage of Flats
Organization of Rack
Scene Painting
Paint
Brush
Roller
Drop Cloth
Proper Cleaning
Tools & Materials
Hand Tools
Power Tools: Jigsaw, Skillsaw,
Drill, Sander, Chop Saw
Lumber/Wood: 1X, 2X, 4X, plywood, pressboard
& doorskin
Canvas / Dutchman
Fasteners: drywall screws, staple,
bolt & nut
Glues and Adhesives
Stage Hardware
Tape: Gaff, Glow, Blue,
Spike, Masking, Board,
Duct, Electrical
Rope & Tie Line
AC Cables
Clamp (Spring, “C”, Quick Grip)
Lighting
Barn Doors
Batons / 1 st
, 2 nd
, etc
Cables & Adapters
Dimmers
Ellipsoidal (Source 4)
Far Cycs
Fresnel (focusable and non)
Gels
Gobos
Mini PAR
PAR
Scoops
Follow Spot
Tie-
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