Theatre

Theatre

Terms of or in relation to a collaborative form of fine art which uses live performances to express fictional or non-fictional stories to an audience in a particular place.

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Leg drop

Performing arts; Theatre

A drop from which the centre is cut or removed, leaving side "legs" and a valance or strip across the center.

Gauze

Performing arts; Theatre

A drop made of mesh netting that is used to simulate glass and in scrims.

Backing

Performing arts; Theatre

A flat used to mask the area behind a door, window or other opening on a set.

Business

Performing arts; Theatre

A bit of action in a play, such as pouring a drink, tuning a radio, cleaning or dusting furniture -- used to establish a character, take up a pause in dialogue, or establish the scene.

Strike

Performing arts; Theatre

To disassemble the set and remove it from the stage. At TCT this involves the return of all borrowed pieces and props, the storage and/or return of costumes, and the transportation of flats, ...

Stage brace

Performing arts; Theatre

A brace, sometimes an adjustable brace with specialised attachments, used to brace scenery, particularly flats and boat trucks.

Prompt

Performing arts; Theatre

To give actors their line. As actors move off book, the prompter follows the dialogue in a prompt book and, if an actor calls for his or her "line", the prompter provides a portion of the line to ...