Lighting design- the concept that a designer creates to provide light on stage to support the mood or atmosphere of the play

Light plot- the map that shows where all of your lighting instruments are placed on stage and where they will be lighting

Lighting grid- Up above the stage, it is the system of bars and electric that power the lights

Lighting board- The control panel that power the light; when they turn on and off when and what intensity

Cyclorama- The large white ‘sheet’ at the back of the stage that can be lit or projected on

Backlight- Lighting from the back

Sidelight- Lighting from the side

Top light- Lighting from above

Front light- Lighting from the front

Foot light- Lighting that is placed on the floor in the front

Spotlight- A single source of light focused on a single subject

Fill light- Light sources that add lighting in and around the set/scenery/stage – they ‘fill in’

Wash- A large group of lighting that can ‘wash’ the stage in light that you can bring up at once together

Lighting angle- The angle of the lighting instrument in relation to the subject; usually 45%

Gobo (or pattern)- A pattern (in olden days it was a circle of metal) that blocks light to give you a shape onstage

Gel (or color gel)- The color that you want the instrument to throw onstage (or light onstage)