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Acting Area

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Space in which performer moves in full view of audience

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Actors’ Equity Association

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Labor union that represents actors, singers, dancers, and stage managers in the professional theatre (AEA, EQUITY)

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Aisle

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Walkway through seating in an audience area

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Alley Stage

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Staging running the width of the hall with audience on two sides facing each other.
Synonym: Corridor stage, traverse stage

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Amphitheatre

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Outdoor performance space with stage and audience in bowl-shaped seating
Synonym: Greek Theatre

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Ante Pro:

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On the audience side of the proscenium
Synonym: AP

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Apron:

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Area downstage of the proscenium arch at stage level
Synonym: Forestage

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Arena Stage

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Stage configuration where the audience surrounds the stage

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Armorer

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Specialist in charge of weapons as part of the props for a show
Synonym: Weapons

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Artistic director

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Person responsible for the artistic(creative) vision of an organization

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Assistant Lighting Designer
Synonym:ALD

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Person who works under the direction of the lighting designer

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Assistant Stage Manager
Synonym: ASM

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Responsible for duties as assigned by the stage manager. Typically, stationed backstage during performances

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Back of House

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Stage support space not visible to the audience

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Backstage

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Areas in the venue used by the performers and production crews that are no accessible to the audience

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Cove Position:
Synonym: Beam Position

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Front of house overhead position for lighting and stage support

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Crew

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Workers assigned to a production or a venue

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Crossover

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Backstage area used to cross from one side of the stage to the other out of view from the audience

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Cue

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  1. Specific command in a production, usually given by the stage manager, that’s results in a action by performer or technician. 2. Specific command ima production that is identified and named that’s results in an action
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Cue to Cue :
Synonym: Dry Tech, Wet Tech, Tech

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Rehearsal consisting of running only the technical cues in a sequence

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Cyclorama

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Background, usually full stage width or more, used as an upstage lighting surface

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Dance Captain:

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Person responsible for maintaining choreography

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Dark

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When a venue is not open for a performance or performance related activity

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Deck
Synonym: floor

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Flooring, permanent or portable,

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Director

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Person responsible for all aspects and artistic vision in a production

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Dress Rehearsal Synonym: Dress, Full Dress
Rehearsal of the complete production as it will be with an audience present
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Dry Tech: Synonym: Tech
Running the show cue to cue without performers
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Facilities Manager
Person responsible for managing physical plant (buildings and systems)
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Floor plan Synonym: ground plan, plan view
Drafted view of scenery or stage layout from an overhead perspective
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Fly Tower Synonym: Flies
Structure above the stage for the suspension and vertical movement of production elements
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Front of House Synonym: FOH
1. all spaces used by the audience; 2. Technical aspects in the audience area
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Ghost Light Synonym: Pass through light
Single lamp in a safety cage on a floor stand to illuminate the stage when the theater is not in use
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Mezzanine
Balcony that is immediately above the orchestra level
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Music Director Synonym: Conductor, Maestro
Person who selects the music and leads the rehearsal and performance of musicians
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Off Stage
Stage area that is not visible to the audience
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Orchestra Pit Synonym: Pit
Sunken area immediately in front of the stage intended to accommodate musicians
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Patron:
Person who attends and supports an event
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Pit Cover:
Removable flooring over the orchestra pit
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Plaster Line Synonym: Proscenium Line
Imaginary line across the stage between the proscenium opening upstage corners
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Producer
Person with ultimate control for an entertainment event
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Production Electrician Synonym: Lighting crew chief
Person who assembles and installs the lighting equipment of a production, and supervises the electrical crew
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Production Manager Synonym:PM
Person responsible for the technical preparations including scheduling, budgeting, and overall supervision of the production personnel
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Production Stage Manager Synonym: PSM
Person who coordinates activities of a stage management team
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Prompter Synonym: Teleprompter
Person or device that follows the script of a production to help the performer with their lines
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Properties Artisan
Craftsperson who creates the design for production props
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Thrust Stage
Stage configuration where the stage extends into the house with audience on three sides
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Trap
Removable portion of stage floor
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Trap Room
Space below the stage accessible through stage floor openings
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Tunnel Synonym: Vomitorium, Vomitory, Voms
Access pathway to seating areas, stage or playing field
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Ushers
Persons who take tickets, distribute programs, and assist audience members in finding seats
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Balcony Synonym: Loge
Upper levels of the seating above the main level
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Black Box Synonym: Studio
Flexible performance space with no fixed stage platform or audience seating
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Border Synonym: Teaser
Short drapery hung horizontally to mask the overhead battens, lighting equipment and scenic elements
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Breaker Synonym: Break time, coffee, crew break
Designated time out of work for rest
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Call Synonym: Work hours
Announcements of the time and type of work that is to be done and by whom
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Call Board:
Backstage bulletin board information about the production, crew, and venue, are posted
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Call Sheet
Document on which one finds the crew list and supervisors for each call for a crew
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Calling a show: Synonym: Cue calling
Process of giving cues to the crew and performers. Typically performed by the stage manager
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Cast
Performers in a production
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Catwalk: Synonyms: Cats
Elevated walkway use to access equipment
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Center Line: Synonym: CL
Imaginary line through the center of the stage from upstage to downstage
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Center line symbol
With a vertical line of alternating long dashes and short dashes
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Charge painter
Head scenic painter; responsible for budget and crew
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Choreographer
Person who creates and directs movement/ dance of performers
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Combat Captain:
Person responsible for maintaining choreographed fight routines
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Combat Choreographer
Person who creates and directs stage fight routines
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Company Manager
Person responsible for administrative duties pertaining to performers and production
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Control Booth Synonym: Booth, Electronic Beach, Production Booth
Area where the theatrical control equipment and operators are located
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Going Dark: Synonym: Going to black
Warning given the stage is going to a blackout
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Gridiron: Synonym: Grid
Over stage support structure consisting of regularly spaced members permanently affixed to the venue to support equipment
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Head Electrician Synonym:Master Electrician, ME
Person responsible for electrical crew for a production
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Head Flyman
Person responsible for the fly system crew
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Head Rigger
Person responsible for the rigging crew
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House manager: Synonym: Front of house manager
Person responsible for the box office, concessions, ushers, and support for audience services
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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Synonym: IA, IATSE
Trade union representing stagehands, scenic artists and stage designers
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Leg
Narrow curtain hung vertically along the sides of a stage and parallel to the plaster line
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Lighting Designer Synonym: LD
Person who creates the lighting design for a production
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Lighting Director
Person who stays with the show to maintain lighting design
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Lighting supervisor
person who performs traditional duties of assistant lighting designer as well as coordinating stage electricians
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Loading Dock Synonym: Dock
Area of the venue for bringing objects in to the facility, typically raised to allow easy access to trucks
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Loading Door Synonym: Bull Door, Elephant Door
Large access door into the performance space used to move equipment and materials in and out of the space
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Properties Master
Person responsible for all production props during the run of a show
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Proscenium
End stage configuration where the audience area is separated from the stage
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Proscenium Arch
Frame that separates the stage from the audience in a proscenium theatre
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Proscenium Theatre
Theatre configuration where the audience views the production through a large opening in the wall between the audience and the stage spaces
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Running Crew
Persons involved in doing the technical work during a performance
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Scenic Designer
Person who creates the design for the stage scenic elements
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Scrim:
Loosely woven material that is generally opaque when light steaks across the front, but, transparent if a scene is lit behind it
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Sightlines
Boundary to what an audience can see on stage, separating onstage from offstage
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Sound crew chief Synonym: A-1, Sound master
Person in charge of the audio crew
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Sound Designer
Person who assembles and/or creates the sound for a production
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Stage Manager Synonym: SM
Person Managing the rehearsal process and calling the cues during the performance
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Stagehand Synonym: Tech, Techie
Person who moves scenic elements ons stage
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Strike Synonym: Load-out, Put-out, Wrap
Removal of an element from a production or the entire production from the venue
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Tab Curtain
Leg running perpendicular to the plaster line
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Technical Director Synonym: TD, Technical Production Director
Person who coordinates all technical aspects of a production and/or facility
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Technical Rehearsal Synonym: Tech, Tech Rehearsal
Rehearsal with the technical elements added
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Tension Wire Grid Synonym: Cable grid, Izenour Grid, Sky Deck, Tension Grid, Wire Grid
System of interwoven wire rope that serves as a working platform

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