Often abbreviated to F/O. Often abbreviated to the Tech. (Manufacturer) German manufacturer of a range of ladders. Verb - the action of lifting an item up (out) or down (in) when attached to the Flying system. With the advent of counterweighted systems, this refers to the area where the flying system is operated. Particularly applies to opera performances in rep when sets are reassembled and struck daily. Usually has its own lighting and communications facilities. See also TECHNICAL RUN, DRESS RUN. Throughout Europe the middle class took over the theatres and effected changes in repertoire, style, and decorum. 3) Short for PARCANs.
Slang term is Pickfords, after the UK Furniture removals company. LAMDAAcronym for the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, a drama school in London training performers and technicians. (German) A rehearsal on the stage where a show is to be performed, with a basic set laid out, so the director and designer can work on any staging issues to do with the size of the scenery, before it is built. PODGER (e.g. e.g. Often abbreviated to F/O. STAGE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONAssociation representing Stage Managers in the US and UK.US Stage Management AssociationUK Stage Management AssociationSM Network, STAGE MANAGERThe Head of the Stage Management team comprising the deputy stage manager (DSM) and assistant stage manager (ASM). A lively and informative new podcast for kids that the whole family will enjoy! A method for screening off an area, creating a booth, or creating wings for a stage. Requires employers to prevent or reduce their workers' exposure to substances that are hazardous to their health. The first stage of model-making is the WHITE CARD model which shows the form of the set, but not the detail of painting / texture / colour.
DOWNSTAGE TURNA deliberate movement downstage (towards the audience) by one actor in conversation with others.
Also known as a BARREL.
The action word used by stage managers to cue other technical departments.
term for performing members of a ballet group. Russia also followed the pattern of the independent theatre movement that developed in France, Germany, and England (see below Developments in Russia and the Soviet Union). The mechanical crane that carried the DEUS EX MACHINA was known as MECHANE. Also contains stage directions and other notes.
Downstage Centre (DSC) is the position at the front of the stage, Upstage Centre (USC), and Centre Stage (CS) or CENTRE CENTRE is the centre. Lighting cues in the prompt book are referred to as LX cues (abbreviated to LXQ). Alternatively, an unevenly tied rag around a paint roller can be run over the wall to achieve the same effect.
Some stage directions are notes on one possible staging, others are essential to the integrity of the playwright's vision, such as those written by Samuel Beckett - these MUST be followed as a condition of being allowed to stage the play.
See also DOUBLE. (e.g. It hired rooms or theatres where they were available and sold tickets for its performances to a closed membership. In German, ZUGSTANGE. Usually operated by stage management. See also IMMERSIVE THEATRE.
ALLEGRO as well as meaning fast, also implies the piece should be performed joyfully). The rope must have a safety-rated rope built into it, which is suitable for suspending the shock load of the actors' weight, which must be attached to the harness in such a way that it's not possible for the fake noose to ever tighten around the actors' neck. EQUITYShort for British Actors' Equity (or American Actor's Equity Association, founded in 1913, is the labor union representing actors and stage managers in the legitimate theatre in the United States). CALLBACKSFollowing an audition, the director may ask to see a shortlist of actors again - they are called back for an additional audition to enable the director to make her/his decision. Neutral material or designed scenery which defines the performance area and conceals the technical areas. Actors who have to move scenery / furniture around the stage, earning them extra money. Usually shortened to ASM, the assistant stage manager is the most junior member of the Stage Management team, and is often in charge of sourcing and running Properties during the run of a show.
A scene division within a play marked (as in French drama) by the entrance / exit of an actor. A scene change is often accompanied by a piece of music.
"Curtain Up on Act One"). Depending on context, it can be the same as a full curriculum vitae (or CV) or a shorter biography to use in a programme for a show. TURNAROUNDThe changeover between one show and the text. See also ITALIAN RUN, RUSSIAN RUN, CUE TO CUE, SPEED RUN. VT(Short for Video Tape) A pre-recorded video clip that is played in during a live performance. CROSS FADE / CROSSFADEBringing a new lighting state up whilst bringing the previous one down, so that the new one completely replaces the old one. Known in the US as CENTER LINE. A3: 297 x 420mm (11.69 x 16.54 inches) [twice an A4 page] (US) Member of stage crew responsible for moving items of scenery during the show. The Production Stage Manager acts as the overseer of a large stage management department, especially where multiple shows are being worked on, each with their own stage management team. (eg "Your call for tomorrow nights show is 6.55pm")
The Corsican Trap, made for Dion Boucicault's 1852 adaption of Alexandre Dumas' The Corsican Brothers, involved an ascending track, on which a wheeled cart could be run, rising up out of the stage through a 'bristle' trap - a trapdoor covered with bristles painted to match the scenery. BAPAMBritish Association for Performing Arts Medicine.
Tape or material used to cover the seams between flats or to cover hinges, prior to painting. (e.g. POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONAn occasional chance for the audience to stay in the auditorium after a performance to hear the director or actors talk about the performance, and to answer questions from the audience.
SPIKE1) (vb.) 'The Tech took 14 hours') CALLING THE SHOWThe most important person on the technical crew for the show is the DSM (Deputy Stage Manager) who (in the UK at least) calls the show - the involves verbally giving the 'GO' cues to all technical departments (lighting, sound, flies, automation, av etc).
For example to allow trucks guided by tracks cut into this false floor, to be moved by steel wires running in the shallow (2 or 3 inch) void between the false floor and the original stage floor.
The aim of the meeting is to come to an agreement about any questions raised during rehearsals or the construction phase, to deal with any budget problems, confirm detailed schedules and to keep the process moving forward successfully.
This is an approximation to a purification ritual. OFF BOOKAn actor who no longer needs to refer to his/her script during a rehearsal is said to be 'off book'. Member of the creative team who has responsibility for all of the PROPS used in the production (US). REUTLINGERA range of adjustable steel wire fittings which can be used to suspend a static load and adjust the height easily. STAGE LEFT / RIGHT The lid usually opens downwards, and can be secured by a hinge pin. USR = Upstage Right (see diagram)
Exit signs and other emergency lighting must remain on at all times. CATWALKAn access walkway to equipment. The desk should contain most of the following: a clock, low level lighting, a flat surface for the prompt script, communication facility to other technical departments, a phone for emergency, rear and front of house calls system and cue light controls. Also refers to a wall-mounted flaming torch. 2) The period of time to which the above call refers. ie the comment 'there isn't enough drift' will usually mean that a piece cannot be flown out sufficently high to mask. CHAPERONEAdult who takes responsibility for a group of young people while they're away from their parents. The use of SMOKE MACHINES in these spaces can (and does) result in expensive call-outs of the fire department and evacuated auditoria. Inserting cues into a plotted sequence on a manual lighting desk is more awkward, because it is a running plot (where only the changes between cues are noted down).
Some new complex shows may have lower priced Preview performances before an official opening night, to allow the show to get up to speed and deal with any technical issues. Before the invention of the METRONOME to measure and time BPM, classical music used descriptive Italian terms (such as ADAGIO (slow), ALLEGRO (fast), PRESTO (faster)) for speed. For small venues the desk is used by the lighting designer and her/his team so that they can see the lighting from the audiences' point of view. See STAGE RIGHT.More about Cour / Jardin. International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (USA) Stage employees union. HOLDING FOR A LAUGHA risky practice, this involves the actors and director pre-planning where the audience will laugh, and inserting suitable pauses in the action, or ensuring that nothing important will be missed if the audience is in stitches.
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