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  2. Spike (stagecraft) - Wikipedia

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    Spike tape is used to create a stage marking called a spike. Good quality gaffers tape uses a synthetic rubber adhesive that does not leave a residue when removed from the stage. Spike tape's narrow width means that it can be quickly torn by hand, and its tight weave of cotton fibers allows for straight tearing without stretching.

  3. Gaffer tape - Wikipedia

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    Gaffer tape (also known as gaffer's tape, gaff tape or gaffa tape [1] as well as spike tape for narrow, colored gaffer tape) is a heavy cotton cloth pressure-sensitive tape with strong adhesive and tensile properties. It is widely used in theatre, photography, film, radio and television production, and industrial staging work.

  4. List of adhesive tapes - Wikipedia

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    A British brand name, a general-purpose clear home and office tape. The name is often used as a generic term for similar tapes in the UK. Speed tape Used on aircraft, this aluminized tape is designed to remain in place in high winds. Spike This is a marking tape used in the theater, film and television industry to mark areas on a stage for actors.

  5. Prompt corner - Wikipedia

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    Part of the stage manager's panel which is often present in the prompt corner. In a theatre, the prompt corner or prompt box is the place where the prompter—usually the stage manager in the US or deputy stage manager in the UK—stands in order to coordinate the performance and to remind performers of their lines when required.

  6. Guthrie Theater production history - Wikipedia

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    The Guthrie Theater is a center for theater performance, production, education, and professional training in Minneapolis, Minnesota.The following is a chronological list of the plays and performances that it has produced or presented.

  7. List of musicals filmed live on stage - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of works of musical theatre that have been notably filmed live on stage, also known as professionally shot musicals or, colloquially, proshot musicals. [1] Musicals are listed by the year they were filmed, not necessarily by the year they were first broadcast or released to the public.

  8. Fly system - Wikipedia

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    Fly loft of the Theater Bielefeld in Germany. A fly system, or theatrical rigging system, is a system of ropes, pulleys, counterweights and related devices within a theater that enables a stage crew to fly (hoist) quickly, quietly and safely components such as curtains, lights, scenery, stage effects and, sometimes, people.

  9. Talk:Tape measure - Wikipedia

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    afaik the tape measure (before Fellow's patent) originated in Sheffield. can anyone verify this? Interlude 111 00:01, 27 February 2006 (UTC) []. may some could explayn the truss markings (black diamonds, on my tape) every 19.2 inches and the stud marking (balck triangles) every 16 inches, as far as I know there are 5 truss markings or 6 stud markings in an 8-foot width...