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Stagecraft Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Large portables pieces of the stage setting






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






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






4. Levels of intensity






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






13. Steel framework that runs above the stage that is used to support the rigging system






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






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






16. Most commonly used lighting instrument in the theatre that we focused






17. A stage area out of sight of the audience






18. Made up of dimmers - map of plot






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






20. Made of plastic or vinyl - can project lights and images from front or back of them.






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Large portables pieces of the stage setting






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






27. 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.






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






29. First rules of safety in theater






30. Fire curtain used to be called this






31. Directions from the actor's point of view






32. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The area onstage furthest away from the audience






41. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






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






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






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






45. (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






46. Final artistic choices go to






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






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






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






50. 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.







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