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.

The ______ are small curtains that hide the battens and electrics from the audience.

The ________ 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 ___ is a narrow piece of curtain separating the wings from the stage

The ____ are curtains hung in the wings of the stage and act as framing for the stage.

The _____ 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