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






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






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






4. Large portables pieces of the stage setting






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






6. Grainer






7. First rule of any work done in theatre space or shop






8. First rule of any work done in theatre space or shop






9. 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






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






11. Pressure






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






13. Fire curtain used to be called this






14. First rules of safety in theater






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






16. 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






17. Two instruments - same circuit






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






25. Someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show






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






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






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






29. Plug in wall






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Made up of dimmers - map of plot






37. 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






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






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






40. A hose connection for a fire hose






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






42. Directions from the actor's point of view






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






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






45. Makes shoes






46. 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






47. Plug in wall






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






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






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