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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. 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






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






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






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






5. Levels of intensity






6. 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.






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






8. The area onstage furthest away from the audience






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






10. Plug in wall






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. What type of stage is Zellerbach playhouse?






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






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






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






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






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






21. Levels of intensity






22. The part of the stage closest to the audience






23. Space above the stage - Space above the stage where scenery may be lifted out of sight by means of ropes and pulleys






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






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






36. To use a fire extinguish (acronym)






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






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






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






40. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe






41. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






42. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






43. 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






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






45. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe






46. (sizes of wood) 2 x 4 (nominal) > first milled - then changes because of shaving ... actual is 1.5 x 3.5 - for this class know 2x4 - 1x3 - 4x4... within that range






47. 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






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






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






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