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Stagecraft Basics

Subject : performing-arts
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1. In the theatre - the person who decides where the lighting instruments should go - how they should be colored - and which ones should be on at any particular time






2. Stage weights that remain on arbor when there are no scenery or lights attached






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






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






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






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






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






8. Plug in wall






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. 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






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






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






17. Makes shoes






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Also known as teasers - hung over head of the stage main use is to mask any equpiment usually fixtures you dont want audience to see






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






30. Large portables pieces of the stage setting






31. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






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






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






40. In the theatre - the person who decides where the lighting instruments should go - how they should be colored - and which ones should be on at any particular time






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






42. 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






43. The person in charge backstage; he or she helps the director during rehearsals and then takes charge backstage when the play is performed - also has to deal with performer's behavior






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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