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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. Orchestra pit where the band plays






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






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






4. Makes shoes






5. A hose connection for a fire hose






6. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






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






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






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






10. 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






11. The part of the stage closest to the audience






12. Large portables pieces of the stage setting






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






14. 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






15. What type of stage is Zellerbach playhouse?






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






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






18. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe






19. The area onstage furthest away from the audience






20. Makes shoes






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






22. Fire curtain used to be called this






23. 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






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






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






26. Pressure






27. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






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






35. According to what do lighting designers arrange their light plots - allowing them to follow a 'map' of the plot






36. What type of stage is Zellerbach playhouse?






37. Imaginary line from one side of the proscenium opening tot he other - divides apron from the stage floor.






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






43. Made up of dimmers - map of plot






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






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






46. Two instruments - same circuit






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






48. Made of channels - A visual or aural signal that indicates the beginning of an action - line of dialogue - or piece of music






49. (Walls) - Flat pieces of theatrical scenery which are painted and positioned on stage so as to give the appearance of buildings or other background






50. Levels of intensity