1. Some terms you must and are required to know… Call The time you’re supposed to be at the show site by. Call The time you’re supposed to be at the show site by.

2. Load In The time used to unload trucks and bring equipment into the building. Load In The time used to unload trucks and bring equipment into the building.

3. Fly To use a rigging system (of any type) to suspend something above the stage or house. Fly To use a rigging system (of any type) to suspend something above the stage or house.

4. Doors The time the audience will be allowed into the room. NOT THE DOORS THEMSELVES Doors The time the audience will be allowed into the room. NOT THE DOORS THEMSELVES

5. Curtain The time the curtain “goes up”, the time the show is supposed to start. NOT THE CURTAIN ITSELF Curtain The time the curtain “goes up”, the time the show is supposed to start. NOT THE CURTAIN ITSELF

6. Strike The time after the show used to take apart everything you set up before the show. Strike The time after the show used to take apart everything you set up before the show.

7. Load Out The time used to take equipment out of the building and load the trucks. Load Out The time used to take equipment out of the building and load the trucks.

8. House The place in a room (auditorium, arena, etc,) where the audience sits. House The place in a room (auditorium, arena, etc,) where the audience sits.

9. FOH Front Of House, any part of the room opposite the stage. The mixer is, technically, placed FOH, even though you can say it is found ROH (DON’T WORRY, IT WILL BE EXPLAINED) FOH Front Of House, any part of the room opposite the stage. The mixer is, technically, placed FOH, even though you can say it is found ROH (DON’T WORRY, IT WILL BE EXPLAINED)

10. Mix Position The place where the mixer or board for the PA goes. In arena or stadium shows there is also mix position for the stage lights (sometimes shared with the sound mix). Mix Position The place where the mixer or board for the PA goes. In arena or stadium shows there is also mix position for the stage lights (sometimes shared with the sound mix).

11. Follow Spot A large, hand controlled, spotlight used to project a beam that follows a performer around the stage or theater. Follow Spot A large, hand controlled, spotlight used to project a beam that follows a performer around the stage or theater.

12. The Deck Another term for the stage. Usually used in outdoor or arena shows where there is no permanent stage and a stage is built. The wood is the “decking.” The Deck Another term for the stage. Usually used in outdoor or arena shows where there is no permanent stage and a stage is built. The wood is the “decking.”

13. AC Electricity, Alternating Current not Air Conditioning or Atlantic City AC Electricity, Alternating Current not Air Conditioning or Atlantic City

14. Acting Area The part of the stage visible to the audience and where performers perform. Acting Area The part of the stage visible to the audience and where performers perform.

15. Gaffers Tape Not to be confused with duct tape. Gaffers tape has a dull, non- shiny finish and also has cloth fibers running through it. It is extremely sticky and durable. Gaffers Tape Not to be confused with duct tape. Gaffers tape has a dull, non- shiny finish and also has cloth fibers running through it. It is extremely sticky and durable.

16. Gig A job or a show as in “I have a gig tonight” or “I gigged with those guys” or “The band is gigging next week.” Gig A job or a show as in “I have a gig tonight” or “I gigged with those guys” or “The band is gigging next week.”

17. Batten A pipe batten is a length of pipe to which a set of lines of the rigging system is hooked or tied. Batten A pipe batten is a length of pipe to which a set of lines of the rigging system is hooked or tied.

18. Cyclorama A C-shaped sky representation, hung without folds and requiring at least two sets of lines for the hanging. Cyclorama A C-shaped sky representation, hung without folds and requiring at least two sets of lines for the hanging.

19. Flats Stage flats are elevated platforms or risers designed to fold flat when not in use. Flats Stage flats are elevated platforms or risers designed to fold flat when not in use.

20. Flies (Fly’s) The space below the gridiron and above the acting area, not within sight of the audience. Flown units hang in the flies. Flies (Fly’s) The space below the gridiron and above the acting area, not within sight of the audience. Flown units hang in the flies.

21. Gels The gellatin sheets used to produce different colored show lighting. The sheets are normally used in a frame over a fixed or follow spot. Gels The gellatin sheets used to produce different colored show lighting. The sheets are normally used in a frame over a fixed or follow spot.

22. Gridiron Sometimes called a "grid," the gridiron is the metal framework directly below the ceiling of the stage house to which sheaves are attached. Gridiron Sometimes called a "grid," the gridiron is the metal framework directly below the ceiling of the stage house to which sheaves are attached.

23. Green Room The common waiting room in a theater for performers when they are not on stage. It is a room also used by stars to receive guests or media personnel following a performance. Green Room The common waiting room in a theater for performers when they are not on stage. It is a room also used by stars to receive guests or media personnel following a performance.

24. House Seats These are seats normally reserved for house management, show management, members of the cast or their special guests. They are normally not sold, but are held for special use. House Seats These are seats normally reserved for house management, show management, members of the cast or their special guests. They are normally not sold, but are held for special use.

25. Leg A vertical masking frame of drapes placed at the side of the acting area for masking and decorative purposes. AKA Tab Leg A vertical masking frame of drapes placed at the side of the acting area for masking and decorative purposes. AKA Tab

26. Lines Manila (hemp) ropes arranged in groups of three or four to complete the rigging system and permit raising and lowering of heavy objects. Lines Manila (hemp) ropes arranged in groups of three or four to complete the rigging system and permit raising and lowering of heavy objects.

27. Loading Platform or Dock A backstage location referring to the level at which the counterweights are placed in the carriages. The term also sometimes applies to the raised area directly outside the loading door of the stage. Loading Platform or Dock A backstage location referring to the level at which the counterweights are placed in the carriages. The term also sometimes applies to the raised area directly outside the loading door of the stage.

28. Orchestra A theater architectural term which refers to the main floor of the auditorium. The orchestra pit separates the stage from the orchestra. In concert halls, the orchestra shell is the framework that surrounds the orchestra. Orchestra A theater architectural term which refers to the main floor of the auditorium. The orchestra pit separates the stage from the orchestra. In concert halls, the orchestra shell is the framework that surrounds the orchestra.

29. Pinrail A rail at which the lines from the gridiron are tied off. Pinrail A rail at which the lines from the gridiron are tied off.

30. Proscenium Arch The opening in the wall which separates the stage from the seating area. Proscenium Arch The opening in the wall which separates the stage from the seating area.

31. Rigging The entire system of ropes, loft blocks, headblocks, manila ropes, pipe battens, and belaying pins. Rigging The entire system of ropes, loft blocks, headblocks, manila ropes, pipe battens, and belaying pins.

32. Scrim An open-weave fabric of coarse twisted thread with square and oblong openings. Thin paint or dye can be applied and the material will remain translucent. Scrim An open-weave fabric of coarse twisted thread with square and oblong openings. Thin paint or dye can be applied and the material will remain translucent.

33. Sight Lines The various lines of vision from the spectators seated in normal and extreme positions of the facility. Sight lines include upper as well as side views. Sight Lines The various lines of vision from the spectators seated in normal and extreme positions of the facility. Sight lines include upper as well as side views.

34. Stage House The entire backstage area from the floor to the ceiling. Stage House The entire backstage area from the floor to the ceiling.

35. Stage Left That portion of the acting area to the performer's left -the audience's right. Stage Left That portion of the acting area to the performer's left -the audience's right.

36. Stage Right That portion of the acting area to the performer's right-the audience's left. Stage Right That portion of the acting area to the performer's right-the audience's left.

37. Teaser A horizontal masking frame or drapery place upstage of the act curtain to trim the top of the setting. It masks lights and battens. AKA border or valance Teaser A horizontal masking frame or drapery place upstage of the act curtain to trim the top of the setting. It masks lights and battens. AKA border or valance

38. Thrust Stage A stage with seating on three sides. Thrust Stage A stage with seating on three sides.

39. Wing A hinged unit of scenery placed at the side of the acting area for masking and decorative purposes and painted to represent walls, or trees, for example. The offstage areas are also called the wings. Wing A hinged unit of scenery placed at the side of the acting area for masking and decorative purposes and painted to represent walls, or trees, for example. The offstage areas are also called the wings.