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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. Directions from the actor's point of view






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






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






4. Two instruments - same circuit






5. Makes shoes






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






7. First rules of safety in theater






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






9. Levels of intensity






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






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






12. To use a fire extinguish (acronym)






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






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






15. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






16. A hose connection for a fire hose






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






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






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






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






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






22. (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






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






24. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






25. Large portables pieces of the stage setting






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






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






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






29. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






30. A hose connection for a fire hose






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






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






33. 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






34. What type of stage is Zellerbach playhouse?






35. The area onstage furthest away from the audience






36. Two instruments - same circuit






37. Pressure






38. A lighting instrument characterized by hard-edged light with little diffusion; designed for long throws - it is manufactured with fixed and variable focal length lenses; the light beam is shaped with internally mounted shutters.






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. 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






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






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






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






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






45. A stage area out of sight of the audience






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






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






48. 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






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






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