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stage worthy
strong enough to withstand the use inflicted on them when used on the stage, for example, sofas/chairs that are stood and/or danced on; tables that break apart during fights, and so forth
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prop table
a table, normally located in the wings, on which hand props are stored when not in use onstage
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blackout
when the stage is completely dark. The stage lights are out and no other lights are on.
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self-tapping
screws that drill their own pilot holes as they are power-screwed into wood or metal. The screws have an auger-like tip that drills a smaller diameter hole than the screw threads.
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carcass
the foundation structure of something, for example, the framework of a cabinet
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spindle chuck
a device used to hold wood in a lathe
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stock furniture
items owned by the producing organization and held in storage until they are needed for a production
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dress
to place decorative props such as curtains, doilies, knickknacks, or magazines on the set to help make the environment look lived-in and provide clues to the personality of the set's inhabitants
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valance
a horizontal element at the top of a drapery arrangement that covers the curtain rod
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drape
a vertical element of heavy fabric that frames the sides of a window or archway; can usually be pulled across the opening
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sheer
a thin gauze curtain that hangs across the opening of a window to soften the "sunlight" and obscure the view into a room
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paperclay
a nontoxic modeling material that can be sculpted, molded or shaped, and air dries to a hard finish that can be carved or sanded
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model
an object that is being used as the subject of a mold casting
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undercut
an indentation in a form that leaves an overhang or concave profile--for example, the nostrils in a mask of a face
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armature
a basic skeletal form that holds the covering materials in the desire shape or alignment
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