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






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






3. Type of performance space that is small - created out of a room - painted all black; the scenery can be arranged in any way inside the box






4. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






5. Metal connectors that holds the fire curtain in the air






6. Front part or area of the stage extending past the main act curtain; also called lip






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






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






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






10. A stage area out of sight of the audience






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






12. Fire curtain used to be called this






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






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






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






17. Someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show






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






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






20. A platform where pig irons are loaded onto or off of arbors






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






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






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






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






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






26. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






27. 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






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






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






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






31. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. Levels of intensity






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






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






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






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






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. Levels of intensity






42. A hose connection for a fire hose






43. Directions from the actor's point of view






44. The part of the stage closest to the audience






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






46. What type of stage is Zellerbach playhouse?






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






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






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






50. 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