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Stagecraft Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Grainer






2. A metal cutout that is placed in front of the lens of a lighting instrument to create different shadowed images on stage






3. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






4. Underneath the stage where things are stored (like ERS' or Fresnels and seats)






5. One that makes - trims - designs hats; also sometimes handles accessories






6. What is anything downstage from the plaster line in a proscenium house?






7. Space above the stage - Space above the stage where scenery may be lifted out of sight by means of ropes and pulleys






8. A passage situated below or behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre - through which crowds can 'spew out' at the end of a performance.






9. Also called the main drape - the grand curtain - or the main rag; the one that has to open for the show to start






10. Scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen






11. Front part or area of the stage extending past the main act curtain; also called lip






12. Final artistic choices go to






13. First rule of any work done in theatre space or shop






14. Hanging cloth used as a blind - especially for a window






15. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






16. Levels of intensity






17. Imaginary line from one side of the proscenium opening tot he other - divides apron from the stage floor.






18. Metal connectors that holds the fire curtain in the air






19. (Framing) - Rails (shorter) always caps a style (long)






20. Mounted to the gridiron or support steel that supports and changes the direction of a lift line rope between the load and the head block






21. A curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies






22. A hose connection for a fire hose






23. (Walls) - Flat pieces of theatrical scenery which are painted and positioned on stage so as to give the appearance of buildings or other background






24. A platform where pig irons are loaded onto or off of arbors






25. Stage weights that remain on arbor when there are no scenery or lights attached






26. Scenery that represents three-dimensional space on a flat surface






27. Also known as teasers - hung over head of the stage main use is to mask any equpiment usually fixtures you dont want audience to see






28. Corridor or hallway to make quick passage way from one side to another - behind stage






29. Steel framework that runs above the stage that is used to support the rigging system






30. Flat view of area from a direction (north - south - east - west and in between)






31. Plug in wall






32. Painted set on the ground which the actors stand on






33. Main wheel at the top of the counterweight arbor system






34. A performance space in which the audience sits all around the stage; sometimes called in-the-round






35. Levels of intensity






36. A theater stage that extends out into the audience's part of a theater and has seats on three sides






37. Lighting position: anti-pro - or anti-proscenium






38. Pressure






39. A curtain or drop made of gauze-like fabric; when lighted from the front - it is opaque - but is transparent if lighted from the back; a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater






40. Plug in wall






41. Lighting instrument whose name refers to the etched or contoured glass lens






42. Directions from the actor's point of view






43. Made of plastic or vinyl - can project lights and images from front or back of them.






44. Flat view - floor plan of the stage and set (used to scale) - view of area if room came off






45. Metal connectors that holds the fire curtain in the air






46. Also known as legs - flats or curtains at the extreme right and left of stage






47. The purchase (hand) line runs through the __________ so it can be secured in place.






48. Final artistic choices go to






49. Also known as teasers - hung over head of the stage main use is to mask any equpiment usually fixtures you dont want audience to see






50. Underneath the stage where things are stored (like ERS' or Fresnels and seats)