1. STAGE TERMINOLOGY

2. Pipes that can be lowered and raised, and are used to fly scenery, curtains, or electrics in and out of sight are called
I beams
battens
batons
Light bars

3. The place where the audience sits during a play is called
foyer
lobby
Auditorium (house)
vestibule

4. The system of ropes, pulleys, and weights used to move scenery, drapery, and electronic equipment up and down above the stage and on the stage is called
Fly system
Rope System
Storage Gear
Flat system

5. The flame resistant curtain that is used to separate the stage area from the audience in an emergency is called
Panic drop
Fire cutrain
Act curtain
Grande drape (main curtain)

6. The stage opening that frames the stage is called
Proscenium
Spanakopeta
Agora
Encomium

7. The off-stage area where scenery can be stored and actors can be in waiting is called
wings
legs
thorax
alcoves

8. The area where the scenery is built and painted is called
Scene shop
Chop shop
Soda shop
Costume shop

9. A large piece of fabric painted to resemble some place or some thing is called
drop
prop
flop
shop

10. At the very back of the seating area is the __________________ where sound and light technicians can run the cues for a show.
Tech booth
alcove
Front of house
Splay port

11. The ________ is where the actors hang our when they are not on stage for an extended time.
lobby
Dressing room
Green room
Scene shop

12. Director’s backstage liaison
Director’s backstage liaison. Must be able to direct “live” action including scene changes and problem solving. Key to a well-run show.
Personal assistant
Prop Master
Stage Manager
Wardrobe Mistress

13. The decorative curtain closest to the proscenium arch that closes off the stage is called the ____________.
Grande Drape
traveler
Fire curtain
cyclorama

14. Curtains that can close off part of the stage from the audience and can travel horizontally in and out are called
travelers
tormentors
tentacles
teasers

15. A(n) ________ is a large canvas backround that is the last curtain and is often white to allow for different colors of light to be shot against it.
agitator
drop
batten
cyclorama

16. The public area where there may be concessions, ticket sales and waiting areas is called
auditorium
Green room
wings
lobby

17. The area of the stage between the main curtain and the orchestra pit is called the _________. (Hint: it cannot be closed off by the curtain)
No mans land
precipice
shelf
apron

18. The curtains that hide the wing areas from the audience
Legs
Teasers
Tormentors
Backdrops

19. This is a_______.
stile
plat
backdrop
flat