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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. Pressure






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






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






4. Plug in wall






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






6. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






7. 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.






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






9. First rules of safety in theater






10. Any incline of audience or stage.






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






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






13. (Seating) entering & exiting at extreme ends; Zellerbach Playhouse is like this






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






15. Large portables pieces of the stage setting






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Set that's on the ground to stand on; painted






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






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






29. Final artistic choices go to






30. To use a fire extinguish (acronym)






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






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






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






34. Fire curtain used to be called this






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






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






37. Made up of dimmers - map of plot






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Fire curtain used to be called this






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






47. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






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






49. The area onstage furthest away from the audience






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