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Stagecraft Basics

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Large portables pieces of the stage setting






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






3. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






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






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






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






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






8. Most effective device for controlling a fire in the theatre - or any building






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






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






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






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






13. Any incline of audience or stage.






14. Levels of intensity






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






16. 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






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






18. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe






19. 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






20. 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






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






22. To use a fire extinguish (acronym)






23. Any incline of audience or stage.






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Levels of intensity






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A hose connection for a fire hose






43. Best friends with Sound Tech in that both work hand in hand - makes everything work (elec) - wires - hangs - plugs & focuses according to Lighting Designer






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






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






46. 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.






47. The area onstage furthest away from the audience






48. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






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






50. Orchestra pit where the band plays