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Stagecraft Basics

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Two instruments - same circuit






3. Orchestra pit where the band plays






4. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






5. The person who finds the financial investors - hires the director and production staff - sets the budget - and pays the bills for a theatrical production






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






7. Two instruments - same circuit






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. The part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






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






22. Any incline of audience or stage.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. What type of stage is Zellerbach playhouse?






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






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






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






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






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






38. Makes shoes






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






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






41. 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






42. First rules of safety in theater






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






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






45. Any incline of audience or stage.






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






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






48. Orchestra pit where the band plays






49. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






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