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Stagecraft Basics

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A curtain that travels up and down inside a guide; fire curtain track






2. First rules of safety in theater






3. Area above the stage where scenery - drops - and lights are hung when not in use






4. A system of rigging and ropes that is used to raise and lower scenery within on stage - operated by hand or mechanically from backstage.






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






6. (sizes of wood) 2 x 4 (nominal) > first milled - then changes because of shaving ... actual is 1.5 x 3.5 - for this class know 2x4 - 1x3 - 4x4... within that range






7. Helps to protect the audience from fires that happen on stage - comes in fast and helps to conceal the fire in one place






8. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






9. Plug in wall






10. Fire curtain used to be called this






11. Pressure






12. Everything filters through from Artistic Team - knows budget of time - labor - and money; keeps everyone in communication - conductor/diplomat






13. The area onstage furthest away from the audience






14. 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






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






16. A thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects






17. A lighting instrument characterized by hard-edged light with little diffusion; designed for long throws - it is manufactured with fixed and variable focal length lenses; the light beam is shaped with internally mounted shutters.






18. The person in charge backstage; he or she helps the director during rehearsals and then takes charge backstage when the play is performed - also has to deal with performer's behavior






19. In the theatre - the person who decides where the lighting instruments should go - how they should be colored - and which ones should be on at any particular time






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






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






22. Levels of intensity






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






24. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






25. (Seating) entering & exiting at extreme ends; Zellerbach Playhouse is like this






26. Set that's on the ground to stand on; painted






27. A lighting instrument characterized by hard-edged light with little diffusion; designed for long throws - it is manufactured with fixed and variable focal length lenses; the light beam is shaped with internally mounted shutters.






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






29. 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






30. In the theatre - the person who decides where the lighting instruments should go - how they should be colored - and which ones should be on at any particular time






31. Any arangment of cloth or other material that curves around the rear of the stage and partiall down the sides usually neutral in color it is often lighted to represent the sky or used as a projection surface






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






33. Best friends with Sound Tech in that both work hand in hand - makes everything work (elec) - wires - hangs - plugs & focuses according to Lighting Designer






34. Painted boards that the scenic designer uses to communicate with the scenic artist






35. The side areas of the stage - out of view of the audience; the area where the actors wait for their entrances






36. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






37. A performance space in which the audience sits in front of the stage and views as if through a picture frame






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






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






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






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






42. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






43. A thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects






44. Creates a visual home for the play on stage - setting (color)






45. The person who finds the financial investors - hires the director and production staff - sets the budget - and pays the bills for a theatrical production






46. What kind of pipe batten does Zellerbach use/order?






47. Directions from the actor's point of view






48. Fire curtain used to be called this






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






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