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| Front/Act Curtain | Curtain that masks the acting area or stage from the auidence. Opens show and can be used to separate Acts. |
| Apron | Area between the front curtain & edge of the stage |
| Proscenium Opening | Opening through which the auidence views the play or performance. Sometimews called a picture window frame |
| Thrust stage | An area of stage which extends from the proscenium arch toward the auidence |
| Theatre in the Round | An acting area or stage which may be viewed from all sides simultaneously |
| Wings | Offstage areas to the left and the rightof acting/onstage area |
| Teaser | Heavy curtain hung from above the proscenium opening used to regulate the width of the opening |
| Tormentors | Curtain or flat on each side of the proscenium opening to adjust the height of the opening |
| Borders | Short curtains hung at intervals above the acting to mask lighting and flown scenery from audience |
| Tabs | Long curtains hung parallel to the tormentors on the right and left wing areas to create masking or entrances |
| Trap | An opening in the stage floor |
| Grid | Metal framework above the stage from which lighting instruments and flown scenery are hung. |
| Fly Gallery | Against one of the backstage walls, it is where the fly rope and pulley system is operated from |
| Pin Rail | Where fly lines are pulled and ties off |
| Battens | Long horizontal pipes that hang above the stage from which curtains, lights and flats are hung or secured |
| Masking | Used behind stage windows and doors to hide the backstage area from audience |
| Rake | A gradual graduation in stage floor height |
| Tread | The area on a step where you place your foot |
| Rise | The distance in height of each stair |
| Drop | A large cloth (often pained) used for creating a scene or picture background on stage |
