• 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 the starting point for a design.
  • Stage Configuration– The layout of the stage in the theater you are producing the play
  • Ground Plan/ “Birds Eyes View”-The top-down look of the design. Gives you an idea of WHERE things are on 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. Sightlines are taken from many different seats to see what they are.
  • Masking/ Masking Flats– flats of curtains designed to ‘hide’ the elements of the stage we don’t want the audience to see.