TECHNICAL THEATRE I VOCABULARY

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TECHNICAL THEATRE I VOCABULARY

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

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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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