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Stagecraft Basics
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performing-arts
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Flat view of area from a direction (north - south - east - west and in between)
Arena Stage
Gridiron
Elevation
Fusible links
2. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium
Front of House (FOH)
Ground Plan
Masking
Fly Space
3. Loft blocks in Zellerbach Playhouse are __________ for easier access and movement
Overhung
Loading Dock
Milliner
ERS (Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight)
4. Scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen
Stage Directions
Masking
Thrust Stage
Platforms
5. Figures out place - theme of season and has final say
Platform
Cues
Artistic Director
Rails & Styles
6. Imaginary line from one side of the proscenium opening tot he other - divides apron from the stage floor.
Plaster Line
Look - listen - and learn
Hang - tighten - pull shutters - chain - plug - and aim
Gel
7. Reinforcers that joints in wood and metal - anything that connects (Keystone - corner block - anything that bridges two pieces together )
Catwalk
SAFETY
Gussets
Sprinkling system
8. Front part or area of the stage extending past the main act curtain; also called lip
Apron
Lighting Designer
Proscenium Stage
Stage Manager
9. Two instruments - same circuit
Fire Curtain
Two Fer
Smoke Pocket
Scenic Designer
10. (Framing) - Rails (shorter) always caps a style (long)
Producer
Producer
Drop
Rails & Styles
11. Figures out place - theme of season and has final say
1.5 inch (ID) schedule 40 - black pipe
Thrust Stage
Apron
Artistic Director
12. Final artistic choices go to
Hang - tighten - pull shutters - chain - plug - and aim
Rear Projection Screens (RP Screens)
Fresnel
Director
13. What kind of pipe batten does Zellerbach use/order?
Loft Block
Loading Dock
1.5 inch (ID) schedule 40 - black pipe
Fire Curtain
14. Someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
Director
Rake
Actual vs. Nominal
Scenic Designer
15. Connection between pipe batten and lift lines - before trim chain.
Tormentors
Cues
Batten Clamp
Production Manager
16. First rule of any work done in theatre space or shop
Milliner
Circuit
SAFETY
Proscenium Stage
17. Main wheel at the top of the counterweight arbor system
Head block
Smoke Pocket
Actual vs. Nominal
Scenic Director
18. Made of channels - A visual or aural signal that indicates the beginning of an action - line of dialogue - or piece of music
Cues
Arena Stage
Fusible links
Scrim
19. 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
Stage Manager
Actual vs. Nominal
Stage Manager
Borders
20. 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.
Cyclorama
Plaster Line
ERS (Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight)
Trap room
21. Fire curtain used to be called this
Master Electrician/Electrician
Artistic Director
Borders
Asbestos
22. The purchase (hand) line runs through the __________ so it can be secured in place.
FOH: Front of House
Fly loft
Look - listen - and learn
Locking rail
23. Fire curtain used to be called this
Cove
Master Electrician/Electrician
Asbestos
Shoe Maker/Foot wear
24. The side areas of the stage - out of view of the audience; the area where the actors wait for their entrances
Look - listen - and learn
Wings
Producer
Gobo
25. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts
Smoke Pocket
Technical Director
Company Manager
Hang - tighten - pull shutters - chain - plug - and aim
26. A metal cutout that is placed in front of the lens of a lighting instrument to create different shadowed images on stage
Technical Director
Stand pipe
Two Fer
Gobo
27. Flat view of area if cut or sliced - like a dissection and see inner workings of multiple levels
Gussets
Fly Space
Section View
Downstage
28. 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
Two Fer
Front of House (FOH)
Board of Directors
Proscenium Stage
29. 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.
Black Box
Fire Curtain
Scenic Designer
ERS (Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight)
30. A metal cutout that is placed in front of the lens of a lighting instrument to create different shadowed images on stage
SAFETY
Director
1.5 inch (ID) schedule 40 - black pipe
Gobo
31. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe
Director
short short - short - center - long - long long
Drop
Trap room
32. The purchase (hand) line runs through the __________ so it can be secured in place.
Loft Block
SAFETY
Locking rail
olor Elevations
33. The person who finds the financial investors - hires the director and production staff - sets the budget - and pays the bills for a theatrical production
ERS (Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight)
Fire Curtain
Drapery
Producer
34. Painted boards that the scenic designer uses to communicate with the scenic artist
Actual vs. Nominal
Master Electrician/Electrician
olor Elevations
Masking
35. A thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects
Actual vs. Nominal
Dimmers
Gel
Thrust Stage
36. To use a fire extinguish (acronym)
Rake
PASS: Pull the pin - aim - squeeze - and sweep
Overhung
Director
37. The side areas of the stage - out of view of the audience; the area where the actors wait for their entrances
Wings
Catwalk
TPI
Scrim
38. Front part or area of the stage extending past the main act curtain; also called lip
Pit
Fly System: purchase (hand) lines
Fire Curtain
Apron
39. Painted set on the ground which the actors stand on
Platform
Loft Block
Crossover
Milliner
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
Director
Dimmers
Downstage
Lighting Designer
41. Teeth per inch (razors/blades) - fewer for softer wood - more cuts through metal (unforgiving)
TPI
Drapery
Company Manager
Fly Space
42. (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
Actual vs. Nominal
Milliner
Dramaturg
Channels
43. Grainer
Asbestos
Rocker
Ground Plan
Arena Stage
44. The part of the stage closest to the audience
Downstage
Asbestos
Apron
Gridiron
45. First rules of safety in theater
Look - listen - and learn
Fly System: purchase (hand) lines
Gobo
Section View
46. Reinforcers that joints in wood and metal - anything that connects (Keystone - corner block - anything that bridges two pieces together )
Center Line
Hang - tighten - pull shutters - chain - plug - and aim
Master Electrician/Electrician
Gussets
47. Everything filters through from Artistic Team - knows budget of time - labor - and money; keeps everyone in communication - conductor/diplomat
Platforms
Production Manager
Two Fer
Set Pieces
48. Area above the stage where scenery - drops - and lights are hung when not in use
Hang - tighten - pull shutters - chain - plug - and aim
Rocker
Drop
Fly Space
49. 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
Scenic Designer
Dramaturg
Technical Director
Front of House (FOH)
50. What type of stage is Zellerbach playhouse?
Milliner
Locking rail
Proscenium Stage
Two Fer
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