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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. Plug in wall






2. Directions from the actor's point of view






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






4. Fire curtain used to be called this






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The purchase (hand) line runs through the __________ so it can be secured in place.






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






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






16. Made up of dimmers - map of plot






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






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






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






20. Levels of intensity






21. Figures out place - theme of season and has final say






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






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






24. Any incline of audience or stage.






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. (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






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






38. Fire curtain used to be called this






39. Final artistic choices go to






40. Orchestra pit where the band plays






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






42. 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






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






44. Pressure






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






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






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






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






49. To use a fire extinguish (acronym)






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