Technical Theatre Terms

The front of the stage

Audience surrounds the stage

Metal pipes you put heavy things on (lights, curtains, scenery)

A thin cloth stretched tight at the back of the stage

(lighting projected to it to fit the scene)

When you can eat dinner during a show

A 2D background

(fits scene, blocks audience from seeing backstage)

A wood painted backdrop (used as walls, and block backstage)

Where battens and set pieces are stored above the stage

A transparent colored material that changes lighting/color to enhance the scene

A gel frame