Scenic Design:The aspect of a production that gives a sense of space or location. Can be realistic or symbolic. Aids in creating atmosphere.

Mood Board:  A poster that contains imagery that will help focus the design or conceptual weight of a piece of theater.

Thumbnail Sketch:  A quick sketch or drawing that becomes that starting point for a design.

Stage Configuration: The layout of the stage in the theater you’re producing the play.

Ground-plan/Birds eye view:  The top down look of the design. Gives you an idea of where things are on the stage.

Elevation: The front look of the design. Gives you an idea of what you will see when you are looking at the stage.

Flat: A scenic piece that is used to build doorways or walls. Light, flexible, and can be built to order.

Sight Lines: The view of an audience onto the stage. Site lines are taken from many different seats to see what they see.

Masking/Masking Flats: flats or curtains designed to hide the elements of the stage we don’t want the audience to see.