TECHNICAL THEATER

VOCABULARY
SUBWOOFER
CROSSFADER
PERSONAL PROPS
VALENCE
BOOM STAND
CALL BOARD
GREEN ROOM
SHOTGUN MIC
CASTER
PLATFORM
 SUBWOOFER

A speaker deigned to play very

low, almost inaudible frequency
 CROSSFADER
The lever on a lightning control
console that simultaneously
dims all the channels from one
cut to the next
 PERSONAL PROPS

Items that are carried onstage

by the actor during the
performance
 VALENCE

A small drapery that runs across

the top of the grand drape and
hides the hardware that
suspends it
 BOOM STAND

A microphone with a
horizontal attachment that can
reach over keyboard or other
musical instrument
 CALL BOARD

The backstage bulletin board

where announcement,
schedules, and other
information is posted
 GREEN ROOM

A common area where

performers wait until it is time
to go on stage
 SHOTGUN MIC

A microphone designed to pick

up sound only directly in front of
it
 CASTER

The wheels on a platform

 PLATFORM
(also referred to as
a riser or rostrum) is a
stationary, standard flat
walking surface for actors to
perform on