Theatrical Fly System

Front

What type of fly system do we have at Angleton HS?

Back

hybrid of single purchase counterweight line sets and electric line sets

Front

The track that holds the weights for the system:

Back

arbor

Front

The individual lines that suspend the batten (we have six for each batten).

Back

lift lines

Front

The line you hold while flying something in or out:

Back

Purchase Line

Front

When you are flying something down to the ground, you are flying it:

Back

In

Front

When you are flying something up toward the roof, you are flying it:

Back

Out

Front

A seamless white curtain often used for the projection of colored light at the rear of the stage:

Back

cyclorama (cyc)

Front

The main drape is what type of curtain...?

Back

traveler

Front

This is at the top of the purchase line. It takes all of the lift lines and turns them 90 degrees to the loading gallery.

Back

head block

Front

A travelling curtain that divides the stage in half from Upstage to Downstage.

Back

mid-stage traveler