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






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






3. Makes shoes






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






5. Painted boards that the scenic designer uses to communicate with the scenic artist






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






7. 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






8. 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






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






13. Made of plastic or vinyl - can project lights and images from front or back of them.






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






15. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. A stage area out of sight of the audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. The area onstage furthest away from the audience






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. What type of stage is Zellerbach playhouse?






40. Levels of intensity






41. The area onstage furthest away from the audience






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






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






44. Two instruments - same circuit






45. 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






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






47. Pressure






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






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






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