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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Orchestra pit where the band plays






13. To use a fire extinguish (acronym)






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






15. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






16. Large portables pieces of the stage setting






17. Made up of dimmers - map of plot






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. Grainer






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. (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






30. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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.






38. First rule of any work done in theatre space or shop






39. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






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






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






42. Any incline of audience or stage.






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






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






45. Any incline of audience or stage.






46. First rules of safety in theater






47. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






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






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






50. First rules of safety in theater