rigging loft

British  

noun

1. a loft or gallery in a boatbuilder's yard from which rigging can be fitted

2. a loft in a theatre from which scenery, etc, is raised and lowered

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Example Sentences

The roof of the stage over the rigging loft is a huge skylight, opened or closed from the stage.

From The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession by Wayburn, Ned

America's newest and most modern fireproof playhouse was not going to disappear before an insignificant fire in the rigging loft.

From Chicago's Awful Theater Horror by Various

Then there are men up in the rigging loft, who attend to the flies and the curtain wheel, and various assistants, at salaries of $20 and $10. 

From Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney

The space on top of the gridiron is called the rigging loft.

From The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession by Wayburn, Ned