Stage Left (SL)
The left side of the stage as viewed by the cast facing the audience. Also Prompt Side, Camera Right.
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Stage Door
The door to the theatre through which the cast and crew enter and exit the theatre. Not the public entrance to the building.
Smoke Machine (Fogger)
A device that produces the effect of smoke on stage. It operates by forcing a liquid mixture into a very hot chamber. The mixture, commonly called ‘juice’ or ‘fog juice’, becomes a gas and is expelled through a small nozzle. It emerges as a cloud of smoke.
Setting Line (Plaster Line)
Line normally parallel to the front of the stage and just upstage of the house curtain, from which the positions of the scenery are measured.
Scrim
Finely woven fabric which can be translucent or opaque using lighting from different angles. Small pieces of a scrim material is often used in front of lanterns to soften the light beam.
Sand Bags
A canvas bag filled with sand used to secure and weight scenery on the stage.
Runners
A pair of curtains parting at the centre and moving horizontally.
Rostrum (Riser)
A portable platform usually in the form of a collapsible hinged framework (gate rostrum) with a separate top. Used to raise specific parts of the action or scene.
