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Theatre Terms (A-Z) Definition
WEDGE A speaker/sound monitor that is angled so that it can sit on the stage floor and point up at musicians/cast.
WHITE NOISE A type of noise that is produced by combining sounds of all different frequencies together. If you took all of the imaginable tones that a human can hear and combined them together, you would have white noise. Because white noise contains all frequencies, it is frequently used to mask other sounds. If you are in a hotel and voices from the room next-door are leaking into your room, you might turn on a fan to drown out the voices. The fan produces a good approximation of white noise.
WIG MASTER

Person who acquires and styles wigs and hairpieces, and often is in charge of maintaining them through the run of a production.
WINGS 1) The out of view areas to the sides of the acting area. 2) Scenery standing where the acting area joins these technical areas.
WOOFER 1) Part of a speaker system designed to handle the low frequency parts of the signal. 2) A loudspeaker that reproduces low-frequency sounds, such as bass or organ notes.
WORK LIGHTS 1) High wattage lights used in a venue when the stage/auditorium lighting is not on. Used for rehearsals, fit-up, strike, and resetting. 2) Low wattage blue lights used to illuminate offstage obstacles and props tables, etc.