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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The person who finds the financial investors - hires the director and production staff - sets the budget - and pays the bills for a theatrical production






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






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






4. Pressure






5. Loft blocks in Zellerbach Playhouse are __________ for easier access and movement






6. A stage area out of sight of the audience






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






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






9. Teeth per inch (razors/blades) - fewer for softer wood - more cuts through metal (unforgiving)






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






11. 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






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






13. Plug in wall






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






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






16. Loft blocks in Zellerbach Playhouse are __________ for easier access and movement






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






18. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe






19. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






20. 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






21. What type of stage is Zellerbach playhouse?






22. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe






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






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






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






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






27. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






28. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






29. The area onstage furthest away from the audience






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






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






32. Grainer






33. Reinforcers that joints in wood and metal - anything that connects (Keystone - corner block - anything that bridges two pieces together )






34. 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






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






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






37. Directions from the actor's point of view






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






39. Plug in wall






40. Grainer






41. Connection between pipe batten and lift lines - before trim chain.






42. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






43. Final artistic choices go to






44. 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






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






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






47. One who works in the theatre as a resource for the history of plays and dramatic literature. They research - study - write - and often teach this material to others






48. 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






49. 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.






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