Quiz M (13) Flashcards
Proscenium
The wall separating the stage and auditorium. Occasionally, the arch in that wall through which an audience views a production.
Proscenium arch
The opening in the wall between the stage proper and the auditorium.
Proscenium doors
Doorways located one ither side of the forestage and usually on the audiorium side of the proscenium arch.
Pull rod
A 3/8¨ rod with a handle at one end and a hook at the other used in pulling wagon stages or turning a revolving disc.
Pull ropes
Short length of knotted ropes attached to low wagon stages and used in pulling them.
Quick study
One who can hurriedly memorize a part
Rail
The top and bottom horizontal members of a flat frame.
Ramp
Sloping walk leading to a higher elevation.
Rave
Highest praise by a critic
Reeve
To pass a rope over a sheave in a block or pulley
Repertory
Collection of plays that may be readily preformed because of their familiarity to the actors.
Rep Show
Company playing repertory
Return
A flat placed parallel to the footlights and attached to the downstage end of a side wall of a set, running off into the wings behind the tormentor.
Revamp
To revise a scene or a play by bringing it up to date.
Reveal
A tickness piece-as on a door, window, or archway-indicating depth or thickness.
