Slide deck on Theater Equipment with pictures

1. MODULE 4

2. 1. PROMPT BOOK
-The book compiled by the stage manager,
containing all the pertinent information about
the show

3. A common area where performers wait until its
time to go on stage
2. GREEN ROOM

4. A speaker element that reproduces the low-end
frequencies
3. WOOFER

5. A microphone with a horizontal attachment that
can reach over a keyboard or other musical
instrument
4. BOOM STAND

6. The lever on a lighting control console that
simultaneously dims all the channels from one
cut to the next
5. CROSSFADER

7. The backstage bulletin board where
announcement, schedules, and other
information is posted
6. CALL BOARD

8. Anything in the house, rather than onstage
7. FRONT OF HOUSE

9. Items that are carried onstage by the actor
during the performance
8. PERSONAL PROPS

10. A small drapery that runs across the top of the
grand drape and hides the hardware that
suspends it
9. VALENCE

11. A microphone designed to pick up sound only
directly in front of it
10. SHOTGUN MIC

12. A portal that gives the set its own “Picture
Frame”
11. FALSE PROSCENIUM

13. The control on a follow spot that fades out the
light by slowly closing a set of doors
12. DOUSER

14. 13. JACKKNIFE PLATFORM
A platform that pivots on one corner

15. The right side of the auditorium from the
audience’s point of view
14. HOUSE RIGHT

16. The diagram showing the placement of the
scenery as viewed from above
15. FLOOR PLAN

17. A speaker designed to play very low, almost
inaudible frequencies
16. SUBWOOFER

18. A device that creates a thin mist of fog
throughout the stage
17. HAZER

19. Decorations that have no function on a set, but
are merely placed there to look good
18. SET DRESSING

20. Light coming from upstage of an actor
19. BACKLIGHT

21. The wheels on a platform
20. CASTERS

22. The space on the stage that is not visible to the
audience
21. WING SPACE

23. Flats and platforms that are stored and used for
many different productions
22. STOCK SCENERY

24. Used to create bright wash of light on the
audience
23. AUDIENCE BLINDERS

25. The draperies or flats that hide backstage from
the audience
24. MASKING