IATSE Local 15 – Entry Practice Test

Tormentors are the vertical masking curtains placed upstage of the main curtain’s opening to extend the masked area and hide backstage. They sit behind the legs and help shape the proscenium opening. Borders are the horizontal masking at the top, flies refer to the area above the stage that can be raised, and legs are the side masking curtains themselves. So the legs directly upstage of the main curtain are called tormentors.