Elements of the Stage

Label the the stage with the following: the apron (A), the proscenium line (PL), down stage (DS), upstage (US), stage right (SR), stage left (SL) and center stage (CS)

The ______ _____ is the large curtain that closes the stage from the audience.

(a)  

The (a)   are small curtains that hide the battens and electrics from the audience.

The (a)   curtain separates half of the stage from the audience

The ___ is a large curtain typically made of ______ far upstage. It is typically used for lighting and projection effects.

(a)  

A (a)   is a narrow piece of curtain separating the wings from the stage

The (a)   are curtains hung in the wings of the stage and act as framing for the stage.

The (a)   is a curtain made of a thinner fabric and is typically used to create the illusion of a wall or haziness.

Which of the following allows safe support and quick changes in scenery and lighting?

• grande drape

• electric

• fly rail

• scrim

Which of the following is a long metal pipe suspended above the stage or audience from which lighting fixtures, theatrical scenery, theatre drapes and stage curtains may be hung?

• batten

• down stage

• border

• cyc