Technical Areas of Theatre1. Set design and construction
2. Scene painting
3. Sound design and construction
5. Properties design and construction
7. Makeup design and execution
9. Publicity
6. Costume design and construction
8. Stage Management
4. Lighting design and construction
10. House Management
Set design and construction
Lighting design & construction
Sound design & construction
Shawnee Mission Northwest High SchoolPresents
Presented through special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. publishers
Publicity
SMNW Parker Auditorium12701 W. 67th St.
7:00 pm $7.00 reserved seating
For tickets call: 993-7364 orEmail [email protected]
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Properties design & construction
Scene painting
Makeup design & execution
Costumes design & construction
Stage Management
The best stage manager is invisible and unheard—just like the best crew.
House Management
The House Manager and house staff (ushers) serve as hosts for the audience; they are the liaisons between the patrons and the players.
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ASCAPUnion for Composers,
Authors and Publishers
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
IATSE
Union for Technical Professionals
International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees
AFTRA
Union for Radio and Television actors
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
SAG
Movie Actor’s Union
Screen Actor’s Guild
EquityActor’s Equity Association
Stage Actor’s Union
Recreational Theatre
Professional Theatre
Educational Theatre
OSHAOccupational Safety and Health Administration
Government agency that controls safety in the
workplace
cyclorama Canvas stretched smooth on a batten and flown- used to project light or images
drops
elevation
pit
FOH
Canvas cloth stretched on a batten to fly-usually painted
A drawing of a set from the audience’s viewpoint
Lowered area where the orchestra is located
Front of House
masking
scene shop
electrics
floor/ground plan
flat
Fabric or flats used to hide wing space
Workshop where scenery is built and tools, paint and scenery are stored
Battens or pipes that have electricity running through them
Drawing of an overhead view of a set indicating where doors, windows, flats, etc. are located
A wooden frame covered with cloth used as the basic unit of structure for a box set
flies/loft Area above stage in which scenery can disappear
house
wagons
wings
grip
Where audience sits
4 x 8 platforms with wheels attached so they can be moved
Offstage area left and right of the playing area
Person who moves scenery
act curtain
proscenium
batten
box set
strike
Curtain hung just upstage of the proscenium
The arch or frame enclosing the visible stage: the hole between the stage and the auditorium
Pipe from which lights, curtains, scenery etc. can be suspended and flown
Two or three walls that form the interior of a room
To dismantle the set and store the pieces
Counterweightsystem
apron
sight line
legs/trees
A system of lines and weights that give mechanical advantage to the raising and lowering of scenery
Area downstage of curtain line
The furthest angle from which everything on stage can be seen from the audience
Curtains, usually hung in pairs stage right and stage left, to mask the backstage area
And nowyou know.
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