Happy Thursday Theatre Tech!

Today we are going to put our Radio Broadcast rehearsals on hold and work in the classroom.

Please take out notebook paper and something to write with and await further instructions.

TECH THEATRE VOCABULARY

BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

CROSSFADER

The lever on a lighting control console that simultaneously dims all the channels from one cut to the next.

Promptbook The book compiled by the stage

manager, containing all the pertinent information about the show.

JACKKNIFE PLATFORM

A platform that pivots on one corner.

Valence A small drapery that runs across the top

of the grand drape and hides the hardware that suspends it.

WING SPACE—The space on the stage that is not visible to the audience.

HAZER—A device that creates a thin mist of fog throughout the stage.

CALLBOARD—The backstage bulletin board where announcements, schedules and other information is posted.

GREEN ROOM—A common area where performers wait until it is time to go onstage.

Vocab cont’d

HOUSE RIGHT—The right side of the auditorium, from the audience’s point of view.

SHOTGUN MIC—A microphone designed to pick up sound only directly in front of it.

STOCK SCENERY—Flats and platforms that are stored and used for many different productions.

SET DRESSING—Decorations that have no function on a set, but are merely placed there to look good.

FRONT-OF-HOUSE—Anything in the house, rather than onstage.

WOOFER—A speaker element that reproduces

the low-end frequencies. FLOORPLAN—The diagram showing the

placement of the scenery as viewed from above.

FALSE PROSCENIUM—A portal that gives the set its own “picture frame.”

AUDIENCE BLINDERS—A bank of small PAR cans all mounted in the same fixture. Used to create a bright wash of light on the audience.

BACK LIGHT—Light coming from upstage of an actor.

PERSONAL PROPS—Items that are carried onstage by the actor during a performance.

BOOM STAND—A microphone with a horizontal attachment that can reach over a keyboard or other musical instrument

SUBWOOFER—A speaker designed to play very low, almost inaudible frequencies.

DOUSER—The control on a follow spot that fades out the light by slowly closing a set of doors.

MASKING—The draperies or flats that hide backstage from the audience.

CASTERS—The wheels on a platform

Your Assignment

Using your notes, you will complete The Technical Theatre Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle. Once you finish, turn into the box.

Then you will choose 5 of vocabulary words and create a mini poster for each word, complete with definition and a small hand drawn picture to hang on our theatre terms word wall. You may use your phone to research images . This must be turned in by the end of class!