Set+Design

• drapes


  curtains or other hanging fabric
• furnishings 


  furniture on set: chairs, tables
• ramps


  sloped pathways for wheeled transportation or walking
• revolve


  a large turntable device that can be turned to reveal a different setting
• props


  moveable items on stage and can be hand props that actors can carry
• cyclorama


  a large semi-circular stretched curtain or screen usually positioned upstage, depicts a background
• stairs


  go from one level to another, can be a design feature
• truck


  platform on wheels that scenery can be moved or mounted on
• floor coverings


  any coverings on the stage floor, can be wooden, linoleum etc
• apron


  area at the front of a proscenium arch theatre that isn't covered by the curtains
• platform


  a raised area on the stage
• scaffolding


  a large structure, usually made of boards and metal poles, which created different levels on a set
• trapdoor


  a door in the floor or ceiling that opens to allow objects or performers to be dropped, lifted or lowered
• box set


  a setting of a complete room, often naturalistic, with three walls and a 'missing' fourth facing the audience
• crims/gauze


  curtains that might hang lose or be mounted on a frame which can be transparent if lit a certain way
• backdrop


  a large painted cloth hung at the back of the stage as part of the scenery
• wings/wing space


  an area to the side of the stage from which actors can enter and from which props, furnishings or scenery can be moved onstage
• fly system


  a means of raising and lowering scenery or other items onto the stage by using a system of ropes and pulleys
• flies


  the space above a stage used to store or to lower items onto the stage (usually out of view of the audience)
• flat


  a piece of scenery, often painted, mounted on a tall frame
• projection


  a film or still image projected to form a theatrical backdrop