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Stagecraft Basics

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The area onstage furthest away from the audience






2. Any incline of audience or stage.






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. Orchestra pit where the band plays






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






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






12. Pressure






13. A stage area out of sight of the audience






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






16. Levels of intensity






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






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






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






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






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






22. The area onstage furthest away from the audience






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. Final artistic choices go to






32. Plug in wall






33. The part of the stage closest to the audience






34. 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






35. Any incline of audience or stage.






36. Two instruments - same circuit






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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