Mise en Scene
Mise en Scene means, all the visual content on the stage, including the performers, the scenery, the props, etc. Everything!
French Brace
A French Brace or Jack Brace is a wooden construction of three lengths of timber fixed in the form of an elongated right angle triangle. To make them less noticeable on stage they are painted matt black. Their long side of the right-angle is screwed or hinged to the back of a flat and the […]
US
US or Upstage, is that part of the stage furthest away from the audience, the high end of a raked stage
Wings
The Wings are the sides of the stage where performers wait to go on stage, where scenery and props are held for setting on stage the wings are concealed from the view of the audience.
Iron The
The Iron or Fire Curtain or Safety Curtain is a heavy steel clad fire proof curtain that in an emergency can be dropped in along the front of the stage to seal the stage and back-stage areas from the auditorium and front of house areas in the Theatre. In the video sequence (to be uploaded) […]
Dock Door(s)
The Dock Door or Scene Dock door is a large strong door that allows for large items of scenery, technical equipment, props, animals etc to be brought on stage from outside the theatre. In this example, because street level is higher than the level of the stage ramps are required to enable items to be brought […]
Fly Gallery
The Fly Gallery refers to a platform high up along one side of the stage in the Flys, Fly Tower or Fly Loft from which the fly lines are operated.
Fly Loft
The Fly Loft, Flys or Fly Tower is a space high above the stage which accommodates the flying system.
Fly Tower
The Fly Tower is a space high above the stage floor which accommodates the flying system whereby scenery, lamps and other items are flown/hung out of sight of the audience.
OP
OP or Opposite Prompt is the right hand side (stage right) of the stage as from the performer’s view facing the audience. Also see Prompt Side and Prompt Corner.