Plains

Pulley System

Rigging

idk

Cement

Rubber Mallet

Metal Hammer

Vice Grips

Circular saw

Jig Saw

Mitre/Chop Saw

Table Saw

lower number=higher grade=better more desireable=more expensive#1 straight graine no knots#2 larger and more knots BEST#3 or utility loose knots=holes

won't split, break or warp, tree not under stress, consistent

various ways that the grain of the layers of wood are glued, oriented at right angles to create strength in all directions

two letters, two distinct sides requiring two different letters, A/C is most common

variations in light intensity used to create variations in the opacity of the scrim fabrictoner for a cycmaterializing someone

gathering fabric at top of form folds or pleats, more pleats=richer and heavier curtain

rigged with a traveler to fly in and out, Austrian curtain, has nylon lift lines that pull upward so curtain gathers itself up from bottom

black drape...duh, covers entire width of stage in rear or halfway back, used as a dark background, covering device for shifting scenery

stores counterweights, located near grid so one can reach arbors and highest point of travel

cuz it keeps the line taut

gathering fabric at top of form folds or pleats, more pleats=richer and heavier curtain

very high strength stranded steel cable, in place of a hemp, exceeds strength of hemp, stetching factor negligible, not changed by humidity

Imaginary line

Ranking line

idk line

Plaster line

passageway under audience seating from backstage space to the stage, popular in thrust theatres

flexible seatingrisers used for sightlineslow costextreme intimacyscenic elemetns less important

large number of seats in small number of roes=closer to stageactor friendlysightline problems

easy scene change during performance, slots in floor with poles mounted on carts so that pulleys could move the set pieces

small clamp attached to purchase line at low trim mark, used when exact position of a piece is critical or flyman is nunreliable

stores counterweights, located near grid so one can reach arbors and highest point of travel

Romans, series of poles lowered to reveal stage

very high strength stranded steel cable, in place of a hemp, exceeds strength of hemp, stetching factor negligible, not changed by humidity

stores counterweights, located near grid so one can reach arbors and highest point of travel

raised platform on which actors played to give prominence

holes in stage floor equipped with removeable covers, useful for shows where actors or props need to disappear through floor

flat peices of metal that connect two upright bars of the arbors, prevent bars from warping out of shape from weight of bricks, must be distributed

reduce wrinkling, easier to see how to lay the goods out for retying to batten-flat with front side up-bottom corners to top-repeat until 2' strip created-bring both ends to center leaving space-fold one side over other

White Pineworkablesofteasy to cutstraight grain pattern widely available reasonable price

TEAR EVERYTHING APART

how rough the sandpaper ishow aggresively it will wear away material40=very rough100=smooth for painting

two ends of boards placed up against each other and nailed

traditional type like we made with muslin coversalternate type with plywood covering used in Odd Couple

Bread Pieces

horizontal member of stage flat

1/4" plywood piece to form a covered joint

Verticle Member of stage flat

horizontal member of stage flat

support beam between two styles, every 4'

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