WORD SEARCH: TECHniCAl THEATRE TERmS

WORD SEARCH ANSWER KEY: Technical TheatreTerms Or...You Might Think You Know What These Meanarbor— the cage in a flying system wherethe operators put the counterweight tobalance the scenery.beam—the horizontal lighting position overthe audience.border—a horizontal drape that runsacross the top of the stage.call—the announcement made backstagetelling cast and crew how many minutesremain before curtain time.deck—the stage floor.drop—a flat piece of painted fabric thatforms part of the scenery.flyman—the person that operates the flyingsystem.footing—bracing a flat with your foot whileit is being raised from a horizontalposition to a vertical one.hot spot—the center of a beam of light.knife—a slender piece of metal attachedto a platform that sticks down into agroove in the floor and helps to keepthe platform moving straight.legs—drapes that hang to the side of thestage that hide the backstage area.mixer—an audio device that takes multipleaudio signals and sends them out to theamplifiers.nap—the “fluffy” part of the fabric.portal—the archway formed by two legsand a border.rolling—using wheels to move scenery.E • • D E C K S • N •scoop—a simple lightinginstrument composed of aN A M Y L F C N • A •standard bulb and a largereflector.O L • • • O I • • P N skin—the top of a platformB A F Y O K E N • O Awhere the actors stand.tormentor—masking drapesM T O P S T O H K R • just inside the prosceniumthat mask the backstageO R O L L I N G B D • area.R O T N E M R O T • •T P I L • G R E X I M• • N • L D S • • • •• • G B E A M • • • •• • • R • • C • • • •trombone—the lever on afollow spot that allowsthe operator to make thebeam larger or smaller.yoke—the U-shaped pieceof metal that attaches alighting instrument to aclamp.Provided compliments of PIONEER DRAMA SERVICE, INC. (www.pioneerdrama.com) Please feel free to reproduce for use in your classroom.