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Stagecraft Basics

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. According to what do lighting designers arrange their light plots - allowing them to follow a 'map' of the plot






2. (Framing) - Rails (shorter) always caps a style (long)






3. A stage area out of sight of the audience






4. (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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Large portables pieces of the stage setting






14. Any incline of audience or stage.






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






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






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






18. Two instruments - same circuit






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






20. 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






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






22. Orchestra pit where the band plays






23. Area above the stage where scenery - drops - and lights are hung when not in use






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. A curtain that travels up and down inside a guide; fire curtain track






32. 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






33. The part of the stage closest to the audience






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






35. Made up of dimmers - map of plot






36. 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






37. To use a fire extinguish (acronym)






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






39. 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.






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Fire curtain used to be called this






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






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






47. Most effective device for controlling a fire in the theatre - or any building






48. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






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






50. 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.