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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. A hose connection for a fire hose






2. Pressure






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Grainer






10. To use a fire extinguish (acronym)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. What type of stage is Zellerbach playhouse?






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






26. Final artistic choices go to






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The part of the stage closest to the audience






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






39. 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






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






41. 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






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






43. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe






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






45. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe






46. Fire curtain used to be called this






47. 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.






48. The person who finds the financial investors - hires the director and production staff - sets the budget - and pays the bills for a theatrical production






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






50. 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