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Stagecraft Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen






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






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






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






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






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






7. Two instruments - same circuit






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






9. Large portables pieces of the stage setting






10. Imaginary line from one side of the proscenium opening tot he other - divides apron from the stage floor.






11. Imaginary line from one side of the proscenium opening tot he other - divides apron from the stage floor.






12. 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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






19. A hose connection for a fire hose






20. Made up of dimmers - map of plot






21. Fire curtain used to be called this






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






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






24. Also known as legs - flats or curtains at the extreme right and left of stage






25. Two instruments - same circuit






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






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






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






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






30. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






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






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






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






34. Also known as teasers - hung over head of the stage main use is to mask any equpiment usually fixtures you dont want audience to see






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Pressure






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






45. A stage area out of sight of the audience






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






47. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe






48. One who works in the theatre as a resource for the history of plays and dramatic literature. They research - study - write - and often teach this material to others






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






50. 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







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