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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. 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






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






3. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Makes shoes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Plug in wall






20. 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






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






22. Any incline of audience or stage.






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






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






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






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






27. Large portables pieces of the stage setting






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. Large portables pieces of the stage setting






31. 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






32. Made up of dimmers - map of plot






33. Directions from the actor's point of view






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. Levels of intensity






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






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






41. 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






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






43. The part of the stage closest to the audience






44. Two instruments - same circuit






45. 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






46. 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






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






48. Makes shoes






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






50. Any incline of audience or stage.