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Acting Area

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Space in which performer moves in full view of audience

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Actors’ Equity Association

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Labor union that represents actors, singers, dancers, and stage managers in the professional theatre (AEA, EQUITY)

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Aisle

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Walkway through seating in an audience area

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Alley Stage

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Staging running the width of the hall with audience on two sides facing each other.
Synonym: Corridor stage, traverse stage

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Amphitheatre

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Outdoor performance space with stage and audience in bowl-shaped seating
Synonym: Greek Theatre

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Ante Pro:

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On the audience side of the proscenium
Synonym: AP

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Apron:

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Area downstage of the proscenium arch at stage level
Synonym: Forestage

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Arena Stage

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Stage configuration where the audience surrounds the stage

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Armorer

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Specialist in charge of weapons as part of the props for a show
Synonym: Weapons

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Artistic director

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Person responsible for the artistic(creative) vision of an organization

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Assistant Lighting Designer
Synonym:ALD

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Person who works under the direction of the lighting designer

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Assistant Stage Manager
Synonym: ASM

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Responsible for duties as assigned by the stage manager. Typically, stationed backstage during performances

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Back of House

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Stage support space not visible to the audience

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Backstage

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Areas in the venue used by the performers and production crews that are no accessible to the audience

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Cove Position:
Synonym: Beam Position

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Front of house overhead position for lighting and stage support

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Crew

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Workers assigned to a production or a venue

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Crossover

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Backstage area used to cross from one side of the stage to the other out of view from the audience

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Cue

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  1. Specific command in a production, usually given by the stage manager, that’s results in a action by performer or technician. 2. Specific command ima production that is identified and named that’s results in an action
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Cue to Cue :
Synonym: Dry Tech, Wet Tech, Tech

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Rehearsal consisting of running only the technical cues in a sequence

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Cyclorama

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Background, usually full stage width or more, used as an upstage lighting surface

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Dance Captain:

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Person responsible for maintaining choreography

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Dark

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When a venue is not open for a performance or performance related activity

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Deck
Synonym: floor

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Flooring, permanent or portable,

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Director

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Person responsible for all aspects and artistic vision in a production

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Dress Rehearsal
Synonym: Dress, Full Dress

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Rehearsal of the complete production as it will be with an audience present

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Dry Tech:
Synonym: Tech

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Running the show cue to cue without performers

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Facilities Manager

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Person responsible for managing physical plant (buildings and systems)

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Floor plan
Synonym: ground plan, plan view

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Drafted view of scenery or stage layout from an overhead perspective

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Fly Tower
Synonym: Flies

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Structure above the stage for the suspension and vertical movement of production elements

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Front of House
Synonym: FOH

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  1. all spaces used by the audience; 2. Technical aspects in the audience area
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Ghost Light
Synonym: Pass through light

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Single lamp in a safety cage on a floor stand to illuminate the stage when the theater is not in use

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Mezzanine

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Balcony that is immediately above the orchestra level

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Music Director
Synonym: Conductor, Maestro

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Person who selects the music and leads the rehearsal and performance of musicians

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Off Stage

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Stage area that is not visible to the audience

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Orchestra Pit
Synonym: Pit

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Sunken area immediately in front of the stage intended to accommodate musicians

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Patron:

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Person who attends and supports an event

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Pit Cover:

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Removable flooring over the orchestra pit

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Plaster Line
Synonym: Proscenium Line

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Imaginary line across the stage between the proscenium opening upstage corners

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Producer

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Person with ultimate control for an entertainment event

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Production Electrician
Synonym: Lighting crew chief

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Person who assembles and installs the lighting equipment of a production, and supervises the electrical crew

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Production Manager
Synonym:PM

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Person responsible for the technical preparations including scheduling, budgeting, and overall supervision of the production personnel

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Production Stage Manager
Synonym: PSM

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Person who coordinates activities of a stage management team

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Prompter
Synonym: Teleprompter

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Person or device that follows the script of a production to help the performer with their lines

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Properties Artisan

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Craftsperson who creates the design for production props

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Thrust Stage

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Stage configuration where the stage extends into the house with audience on three sides

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Trap

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Removable portion of stage floor

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Trap Room

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Space below the stage accessible through stage floor openings

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Tunnel
Synonym: Vomitorium, Vomitory, Voms

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Access pathway to seating areas, stage or playing field

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Ushers

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Persons who take tickets, distribute programs, and assist audience members in finding seats

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Balcony
Synonym: Loge

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Upper levels of the seating above the main level

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Black Box
Synonym: Studio

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Flexible performance space with no fixed stage platform or audience seating

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Border
Synonym: Teaser

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Short drapery hung horizontally to mask the overhead battens, lighting equipment and scenic elements

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Breaker
Synonym: Break time, coffee, crew break

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Designated time out of work for rest

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Call
Synonym: Work hours

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Announcements of the time and type of work that is to be done and by whom

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Call Board:

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Backstage bulletin board information about the production, crew, and venue, are posted

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Call Sheet

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Document on which one finds the crew list and supervisors for each call for a crew

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Calling a show:
Synonym: Cue calling

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Process of giving cues to the crew and performers. Typically performed by the stage manager

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Cast

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Performers in a production

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Catwalk:
Synonyms: Cats

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Elevated walkway use to access equipment

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Center Line:
Synonym: CL

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Imaginary line through the center of the stage from upstage to downstage

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Center line symbol

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With a vertical line of alternating long dashes and short dashes

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Charge painter

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Head scenic painter; responsible for budget and crew

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Choreographer

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Person who creates and directs movement/ dance of performers

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Combat Captain:

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Person responsible for maintaining choreographed fight routines

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Combat Choreographer

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Person who creates and directs stage fight routines

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Company Manager

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Person responsible for administrative duties pertaining to performers and production

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Control Booth
Synonym: Booth, Electronic Beach, Production Booth

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Area where the theatrical control equipment and operators are located

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Going Dark:
Synonym: Going to black

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Warning given the stage is going to a blackout

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Gridiron:
Synonym: Grid

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Over stage support structure consisting of regularly spaced members permanently affixed to the venue to support equipment

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Head Electrician
Synonym:Master Electrician, ME

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Person responsible for electrical crew for a production

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Head Flyman

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Person responsible for the fly system crew

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Head Rigger

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Person responsible for the rigging crew

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House manager:
Synonym: Front of house manager

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Person responsible for the box office, concessions, ushers, and support for audience services

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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
Synonym: IA, IATSE

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Trade union representing stagehands, scenic artists and stage designers

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Leg

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Narrow curtain hung vertically along the sides of a stage and parallel to the plaster line

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Lighting Designer
Synonym: LD

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Person who creates the lighting design for a production

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Lighting Director

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Person who stays with the show to maintain lighting design

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Lighting supervisor

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person who performs traditional duties of assistant lighting designer as well as coordinating stage electricians

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Loading Dock
Synonym: Dock

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Area of the venue for bringing objects in to the facility, typically raised to allow easy access to trucks

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Loading Door
Synonym: Bull Door, Elephant Door

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Large access door into the performance space used to move equipment and materials in and out of the space

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Properties Master

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Person responsible for all production props during the run of a show

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Proscenium

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End stage configuration where the audience area is separated from the stage

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Proscenium Arch

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Frame that separates the stage from the audience in a proscenium theatre

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Proscenium Theatre

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Theatre configuration where the audience views the production through a large opening in the wall between the audience and the stage spaces

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Running Crew

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Persons involved in doing the technical work during a performance

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Scenic Designer

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Person who creates the design for the stage scenic elements

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Scrim:

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Loosely woven material that is generally opaque when light steaks across the front, but, transparent if a scene is lit behind it

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Sightlines

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Boundary to what an audience can see on stage, separating onstage from offstage

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Sound crew chief
Synonym: A-1, Sound master

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Person in charge of the audio crew

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Sound Designer

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Person who assembles and/or creates the sound for a production

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Stage Manager
Synonym: SM

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Person Managing the rehearsal process and calling the cues during the performance

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Stagehand
Synonym: Tech, Techie

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Person who moves scenic elements ons stage

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Strike
Synonym: Load-out, Put-out, Wrap

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Removal of an element from a production or the entire production from the venue

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Tab Curtain

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Leg running perpendicular to the plaster line

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Technical Director
Synonym: TD, Technical Production Director

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Person who coordinates all technical aspects of a production and/or facility

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Technical Rehearsal
Synonym: Tech, Tech Rehearsal

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Rehearsal with the technical elements added

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Tension Wire Grid
Synonym: Cable grid, Izenour Grid, Sky Deck, Tension Grid, Wire Grid

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System of interwoven wire rope that serves as a working platform

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