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Stagecraft Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Most effective device for controlling a fire in the theatre - or any building






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






3. Any incline of audience or stage.






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






5. 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






6. The part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






9. 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






10. According to what do lighting designers arrange their light plots - allowing them to follow a 'map' of the plot






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






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






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






14. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






15. Levels of intensity






16. 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






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






18. Fire curtain used to be called this






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






20. Orchestra pit where the band plays






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






30. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






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






32. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe






33. The area onstage furthest away from the audience






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






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






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






37. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






38. According to what do lighting designers arrange their light plots - allowing them to follow a 'map' of the plot






39. Fire curtain used to be called this






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






41. 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






42. Orchestra pit where the band plays






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






44. First rules of safety in theater






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






46. 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.






47. Large portables pieces of the stage setting






48. 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.






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






50. 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






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