What is a floodlight used for on stage?

Spreading broad light over an area.

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  1. Making a narrow beam only
  2. Recording the actors' voices
  3. Spreading broad light over an area ✔

Why: A floodlight spreads a wide, broad wash of light across part of the stage.

Huh, didn't know that: A floodlight spreads a wide, broad wash of light across part of the stage.

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The floodlight really flooded the stage with light.
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Answer: Spreading broad light over an area. A floodlight spreads a wide, broad wash of light across part of the stage.

  1. Scouting America: Theater www.scouting.org/merit-badges/theater
    spotlight, floodlight, lighting control board, sound mixing desk
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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