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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






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






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






17. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






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






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






20. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






21. A stage area out of sight of the audience






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






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






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






25. Set that's on the ground to stand on; painted






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. To use a fire extinguish (acronym)






33. Plug in wall






34. (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






35. 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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. First rules of safety in theater






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






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






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






47. Any incline of audience or stage.






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






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






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