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• the lever on a lighting console that simultaneously dims all the chanels from one cut to the next

  crossfader
• the book compiled by the stage manager, containing all the pertinent information about the show

  prompt book
• a platform that pivots on one corner

  jackknife platform
• a small drapery that runs across the top of the grand drape and hides the hardware that suspends it

  valence
• the space on the stage that is not visible to the audience

  wing space
• a device that creates a thin mist of fog throughout the stage

  hazer
• the backstage bulletin board where all the announcement, schedules, and other information are posted

  callboard
• a common area where the performers wait until its time to go on stage

  green room
• the right side of the auditorium from the audiences point of view

  house right
• a microphone designed to pick up sound only directly in front of it

  shotgun mic
• flats and platforms that are stored and used for many different production

  stock scenery
• decoration that have no function in set it but are merely placed there to look good

  set dressing