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






2. The area onstage furthest away from the audience






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






4. First rules of safety in theater






5. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe






6. 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






7. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






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






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






10. A hose connection for a fire hose






11. Scenery that represents three-dimensional space on a flat surface






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






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






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






15. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






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






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






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






19. First rules of safety in theater






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






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






22. Fire curtain used to be called this






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






24. 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






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






26. Made up of dimmers - map of plot






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. Grainer






31. Area above the stage where scenery - drops - and lights are hung when not in use






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






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






34. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






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






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






37. Pressure






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






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






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






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






42. A narrow - elevated walkway above the stage or the house or stage where crew members might access lights or flown scenery






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






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






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






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






47. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






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






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






50. Made up of dimmers - map of plot