Theatrical Carpentry Handbook 2011 Contents THEATER SPACES ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Stage types: ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 Proscenium stage: ........................................................................................................................................... 1 Thrust Stage: .................................................................................................................................................... 1 End Stage: ........................................................................................................................................................ 2 Arena Stage: ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 Flexible Stage: .................................................................................................................................................. 2 Sports Arena: ................................................................................................................................................... 2 FLY SYSTEMS ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 The Line Set: ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Line Set functions: .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Drapery and track line set: .............................................................................................................................. 4 Scenery line set: ............................................................................................................................................... 4 Electrical line set: ............................................................................................................................................. 4 Fire Safety curtain: ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Fly System Types ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Hemp Rigging System: ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Counterweight Rigging System: ....................................................................................................................... 6 Double Purchase Counterweight Systems: ..................................................................................................... 7 Automated Rigging Systems: ........................................................................................................................... 7 Fly Systems Components: ................................................................................................................................... 8 Battens: ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 Standard Pipe Batten: ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Truss Batten: .................................................................................................................................................... 9 Electric Batten: ................................................................................................................................................ 9 Lines: ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Lift lines: ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Operating lines: ............................................................................................................................................. 10 Line Control: ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 Belaying pins: ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Knots: ............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Rope locks: ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 Swage: ............................................................................................................................................................ 11 Trim chains, shackles, turnbuckles, and pipe clamps: ................................................................................... 11 Blocks: ............................................................................................................................................................... 12 Loft Block: ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 Head Blocks: .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Mule Blocks:................................................................................................................................................... 13 Tension Blocks: .............................................................................................................................................. 13 Counterweights: ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Arbors: ............................................................................................................................................................... 15 Hoists:................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Drum hoists: .................................................................................................................................................. 16 Line shaft hoist: ............................................................................................................................................. 17 Point hoists: ................................................................................................................................................... 17 Chain hoists: .................................................................................................................................................. 17 Infrastructure: .................................................................................................................................................... 18 Fly loft: ........................................................................................................................................................... 18 Grid deck: ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 Rope line (hemp) head block well: ................................................................................................................ 19 Loft block wells: ............................................................................................................................................. 19 Loading bridge: .............................................................................................................................................. 19 Fly gallery: ...................................................................................................................................................... 19 Pin rail: ........................................................................................................................................................... 20 Locking rail: .................................................................................................................................................... 20 Arbor pit: ........................................................................................................................................................ 20 Operation: ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 SOFTGOODS ....................................................................................................................................................... 22 Legs: ..............................................................................................................................................................