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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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1. 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






2. First rules of safety in theater






3. Any incline of audience or stage.






4. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






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






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






7. (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






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






9. Makes shoes






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. A stage area out of sight of the audience






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






17. Connection between pipe batten and lift lines - before trim chain.






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






19. A hose connection for a fire hose






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Any incline of audience or stage.






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






26. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






27. Two instruments - same circuit






28. Lighting position: anti-pro - or anti-proscenium






29. What type of stage is Zellerbach playhouse?






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






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






32. Grainer






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






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






35. Orchestra pit where the band plays






36. Pressure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Made up of dimmers - map of plot






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






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






48. Made up of dimmers - map of plot






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






50. The area onstage furthest away from the audience