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






2. Someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show






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






4. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe






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






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






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






8. (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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Orchestra pit where the band plays






18. Levels of intensity






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






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






21. Levels of intensity






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






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






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






25. Plug in wall






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






27. 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






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






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






30. A hose connection for a fire hose






31. Made up of dimmers - map of plot






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






33. 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






34. An imaginary line running from the front to the back of the stage through the exact center of the proscenium arch






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






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






37. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






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






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






41. Plug in wall






42. First rules of safety in theater






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






44. To use a fire extinguish (acronym)






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






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






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






48. Fire curtain used to be called this






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






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