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Stagecraft Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Underneath the stage where things are stored (like ERS' or Fresnels and seats)






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






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






4. Any incline of audience or stage.






5. Figures out place - theme of season and has final say






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






7. 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.






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






9. A stage area out of sight of the audience






10. Pressure






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






12. The part of the stage closest to the audience






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






14. A hose connection for a fire hose






15. 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






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. A narrow - elevated walkway above the stage or the house or stage where crew members might access lights or flown scenery






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






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






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






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






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






26. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






27. (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






28. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe






29. 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






30. Orchestra pit where the band plays






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. A curtain that travels up and down inside a guide; fire curtain track






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






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






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






43. Hire and fire Managing Director and Artistic Director - these are patrons w/ money & connections - in the upper echelons of authority and want to help theater but doesn't necessarily know how






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






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






46. 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






47. (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






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






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






50. Two instruments - same circuit






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