Vocab Terms / Items

Question 1

Complementary color

Answer 1

Colors opposite each other on the color wheel

Question 2

Backdrop

Answer 2

Plain curtain used upstage supporting the scene/background

Question 3

Cyclorama

Answer 3

Light fabric hung upstage used as a projection surface and to reflect colors/lights

Question 4

Electric

Answer 4

battens hung over the stage for hanging lights

Question 5

Proscenium Arch

Answer 5

an arch frame between the stage and house

Question 6

Corner Block

Answer 6

a triangular piece of wood connecting the corners of a flat

Question 7

Dolly

Answer 7

platform on wheels carrying heavy items

Question 8

Passive Speaker

Answer 8

a speaker without a built-in amplifier

Question 9

Signal Flow

Answer 9

the path an audio signal takes from source to output

Question 10

TS vs. TRS cable

Answer 10

TS: tip sleeve (not balanced, for electric guitars

TRS: tip-ring-sleeve (grounded, is balanced)

Question 11

Monitors

Answer 11

any speaker not for the audience’s ears

Question 12

PFL

Answer 12

pre/post fade listen (button on the sound board that shows signal on a channel(

Question 13

Flat

Answer 13

a stock piece of scenery, usually a wall (TV or Broadway)

Question 14

Stage Jack

Answer 14

a piece used to hold flats together/keep them vertically up

Question 15

F-O-H

Answer 15

the audience’s roaming part of the theater

Question 16

Follow Spot

Answer 16

A manually operated light that can move to highlight an actor

Question 17

Ghostlight

Answer 17

A light kept on when theater is dark for safety

Question 18

Gobo

Answer 18

a stencil put in a light to project an image (go-between-optics)

Question 19

House Lights

Answer 19

lights illuminating the audience

Question 20

Legs

Answer 20

side curtains preventing the audience from seeing backstage

Question 21

Blackout

Answer 21

All lights dark

Question 22

Shins

Answer 22

lights hung at shin level for dance

Question 23

Border/Teaser

Answer 23

Curtains going horizontally hiding lights on the ceiling

Question 24

Barn Door

Answer 24

Flaps on lights that shape the light

Question 25

Masking

Answer 25

Legs/borders/flats blocking the audience’s view of anything you don’t want them to see

Question 26

Main Curtain

Answer 26

The front curtain (behind prosc. arch)