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| a row of lights hung on a batten behind the proscenium. |
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| The first row of lights hung on a batten behind the proscenium. Also called X-ray Border, First Border, Teaser Border, or Concert Border. |
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| An imaginary or real line that divides the stage area into two equal parts, running from downstage to upstage. |
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| Imaginary lines of sight that determine what on stage is visible to the audience and what is not. |
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| A theater technician who installs and/or operates the lighting for a production. |
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| A meeting between director, designers, and stage management to define and record the series of technical events required to operate the production. |
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| A list of the types of lighting instruments to be used in a show. Also called a Hookup Sheet. |
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| A drawn-up plan that designates the placement of lighting instruments relative to the set. |
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| The console that controls all the lighting instruments. Also called the Dimmer Board and Switchboard. |
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| A term used for any lighting device. |
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| A light left on when the theatre is locked up for the night. |
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| A lighting instrument that projects a diffused, unfocused beam of light. Used for general illumination. |
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| Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight (ERS) |
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| A type of lighting instrument that emits a hard-edged circle of light. Commonly called Leko. |
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| A hand-operated lighting instrument mounted on a swivel stand that emits a high intensity beam of light, used to follow an actor on stage. |
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| Type of powerful lighting instruments used to light the cyc with a smooth wash. |
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| A type of lighting instrument that emits a soft-edged, diffused light. |
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| A type of lighting instrument that has no lens, used to emit a powerful beam of light with no diffused light. |
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| Strip lights used for general lighting. May be permanent or mobile. |
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| Light set up specially for a specific scene. |
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| To direct and lock down a lighting instrument in its specified stage area. |
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| Transparent material used to color the lights. |
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| An electrical apparatus used to control the intensity of the lightning instrument to which it is circuited. Found on the lighting board. |
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| Electrical cord used on circuiting lighting instruments to other stage devices requiring electricity. |
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| Dim lights used to illuminate the backstage; typically blue. |
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| Lights used for general illumination of the stage when not in performance. |
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| Specific lights used by the SM to cue backstage technicians and actors. |
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| To decrease the intensity of a stage light. |
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| A rapid extinguishing of all light on stage. |
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| Light used to illuminate shadowy areas. |
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