Colour Frame A frame which fits over the front of a lantern to held a coloured filter or gel. The person in charge of a touring company when it is on the road. A 2K CSI lamp will give the same power as a 5K tungsten. These are, needless to say, very expensive. Also used in the sense of the point at which an actor must enter or speak.
Curtain Call Taking a bow in front of the audience at the end of a show.
A free-standing piece of scenery, e.g.a tree, cut out of board into the correct shape and painted. Cyclorama Also known as a cyc. A very large piece of white fabric, tensioned on two or more sides, which covers the entire back wall of the stage. It can be lit in various colours or have slides or gobos projected onto it.