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Stagecraft Basics

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Most commonly used lighting instrument in the theatre that we focused






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






3. Made of channels - A visual or aural signal that indicates the beginning of an action - line of dialogue - or piece of music






4. 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






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






6. Type of performance space that is small - created out of a room - painted all black; the scenery can be arranged in any way inside the box






7. Plug in wall






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






9. Someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show






10. Pressure






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






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






13. Levels of intensity






14. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






15. Plug in wall






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






17. 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






18. The part of the stage closest to the audience






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






20. A hose connection for a fire hose






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






22. The area onstage furthest away from the audience






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






24. Six steps to hang a light (fresnel or ellipsoidals)






25. Fire curtain used to be called this






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






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






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






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






30. 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






31. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






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






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






34. 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






35. Pressure






36. Orchestra pit where the band plays






37. What type of stage is Zellerbach playhouse?






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






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






40. Everything hands on - the person who figures out how the set will be built and then oversees construction - works closest with Scenic Director






41. Everything hands on - the person who figures out how the set will be built and then oversees construction - works closest with Scenic Director






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. Flat view of area if cut or sliced - like a dissection and see inner workings of multiple levels






49. Scenic term - deceiving the eye: from far away looks real but close it's just tricky talent






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