Legs are tall, narrow drapes hung parallel to the proscenium at the sides of the stage. They’re used to frame the sides of the acting space as well as to mask the wings, where actors and set pieces may be preparing to enter the stage. Borders are short drapes hung above the stage, spanning its width.

Set deconstruction is also known as the strike. Sets are deconstructed in order to build up the next scene, but complete deconstruction and removal from the stage of sets, props, costumes, lights, and sound equipment occurs when the show ends its run at the venue.

This can mean breaking a set down to its stock pieces and returning them to storage, while throwing away anything built custom for the show. If the set was rented, or a location set, striking the set means breaking the set down into the individual pieces that will fit on the truck, then loading the truck.

If members vote to strike, it would primarily impact the film and television industry, as it concerns a stalled contract negotiation between IATSE and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. It would not affect the IATSE contracts with the Broadway League or any other theater employer.

What is the best definition of a strike in the theatre? the dismantling of a production. This French word for “resolution” means “to untie.”

Why would IATSE go on strike? IATSE’s members are currently fighting to improve working conditions that have persisted in the entertainment industry for decades, particularly the grueling hours required on film and TV shoots.

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada, known as simply the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE, pronounced “eye-yahtzee,” or IA for short), is a labor union representing …

Glossary of Theatrical Terms

if a clock strikes the hour, it shows that it is exactly one o’clock, two o’clock etc by making a sound once, twice etc. Synonyms and related words.