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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. Made up of dimmers - map of plot






2. Fire curtain used to be called this






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






4. The area onstage furthest away from the audience






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. Plug in wall






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






12. Pressure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Made up of dimmers - map of plot






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






23. The part of the stage closest to the audience






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. What type of stage is Zellerbach playhouse?






28. 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






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






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






31. Directions from the actor's point of view






32. 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






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






34. A stage area out of sight of the audience






35. Two instruments - same circuit






36. Large portables pieces of the stage setting






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






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






39. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






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






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






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






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






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