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Tormentors or “side maskings” are vertical masking pieces used in conjunction with a teaser. In a traditional setting the pair of tormentors should be mounted upstage of the grand drape and on the same plane as the teaser.
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Another name for a border curtain. It often refers to the first masking curtain on stage and is paired with the “Tormentor” legs. T-Bar (T-Guide) (T-Track) “T” shaped members placed in parallel rows to guide arbors or clews. Guides may consist of low friction slides or rollers. Tension Block. See “Floor Block.” Theater Rigging
A false proscenium, if in place, creates a smaller frame for the stage within the proper theatre proscenium. It is formed at the top by a horizontal teaser (or house header in the UK) and at the sides by vertical tormentors (or side maskings). These pieces can be made with drapery or hard materials.
A light tree mounted upstage of a Tormentor is known as a Torm Tree. A boom used in the wings for dance lighting is sometimes known as a BALLET BOOM (which consists of 3 lanterns on each boom, at shin height, waist height, and head height, known as SHINS, MIDS and HEADS).
Tormentors, or side maskings, are vertical stage drapes – usually hung on battens attached to travellers running on stage track— that reduce the visual width of the stage for certain scenes.
Lighting Designer The person whose primary responsibility is the visual design of the lighting for a play, show or production. Often, in the theater, the lighting director is responsible for all aspects of the asthetic design of the production.
Tormentor – this is a curtain that sits either side of the stage and stops the audience seeing into the wings. Border – these are short drapes that hang above the stage, spanning its width to hide lights and equipment.
