"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious" – Albert Einstein
- 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 (concept) – A poster that contains imagery that will help focus the design or conceptual weigh of a piece of theater.
- Thumbnail Sketch – A quick sketch or drawing that becomes the starting point for a design.
- Stage configuration – The layout of the stage in the theater you are 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. Sight 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 sage we don’t want the audience to see.