Matching Pairs Technical Vocabulary for Drama and TheatreOnline version Match the words and their meanings to their corresponding pictures. by mmm mmm 1 BACK LIGHT – Light coming from upstage of an actor. 2 HAZER – A device that creates a thin mist of fog throughout the stage. 3 CROSSFADER – the lever on alighting control console that simultaneously dims all the channels from one cut to the next. 4 PROMPT BOOK – the book compiled by the stage manager, containing all the pertinent information about the show. 5 JACK KNIFE PLATFORM – A platform that pivots on one corner 1 SHOTGUN MIC – A microphone designed to pick up sound only directly in front of it. 2 AUDIENCE BLINDERS – A bank of small PAR cans all mounted in the same fixture. Used to create a bright wash of light on the audience. 3 WOOFER – A speaker element that reproduces the low-end frequencies. 4 CALLBOARD – The back stage bulletin board where announcements, schedules and other information is posted. 5 GREEN ROOM – A common area where performers wait until it is time to go onstage. 1 PERSONAL PROPS – Items that are carried onstage by the actor during a performance. 2 FALSE PROSCENIUM – A portalthat gives the set its own “pictureframe". 3 BOOM STAND – A microphone with a horizontal attachment that can reach over a keyboard or other musical instrument.