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Stagecraft Basics
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Subject
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performing-arts
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Front part or area of the stage extending past the main act curtain; also called lip
Shoe Maker/Foot wear
Proscenium Stage
Artistic Director
Apron
2. 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.
Proscenium Stage
Vomitorium
Two Fer
Producer
3. Hanging cloth used as a blind - especially for a window
Head block
Drapery
short short - short - center - long - long long
Arena Stage
4. What type of stage is Zellerbach playhouse?
Plaster Line
Proscenium Stage
Gobo
Fire Curtain
5. Final artistic choices go to
Rails & Styles
Cove
Loading Dock
Director
6. A hose connection for a fire hose
Two Fer
Stand pipe
Overhung
Gobo
7. According to what do lighting designers arrange their light plots - allowing them to follow a 'map' of the plot
Gobo
Fresnel
Director
Channels
8. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts
1.5 inch (ID) schedule 40 - black pipe
Company Manager
Loft Block
Set Pieces
9. Teeth per inch (razors/blades) - fewer for softer wood - more cuts through metal (unforgiving)
Head block
Rear Projection Screens (RP Screens)
TPI
Source 4 ERS
10. First rule of any work done in theatre space or shop
Gel
SAFETY
1.5 inch (ID) schedule 40 - black pipe
Batten Clamp
11. (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
Center Line
Gel
Actual vs. Nominal
Head block
12. Final artistic choices go to
Director
Trump Ploy
FOH: Front of House
Cues
13. Set that's on the ground to stand on; painted
Stage Manager
Rocker
Upstage
Platforms
14. The side areas of the stage - out of view of the audience; the area where the actors wait for their entrances
Wings
Director
Flats
Cues
15. Metal connectors that holds the fire curtain in the air
Actual vs. Nominal
Fusible links
Set Pieces
Section View
16. Made of plastic or vinyl - can project lights and images from front or back of them.
Rear Projection Screens (RP Screens)
Vomitorium
Sprinkling system
Cues
17. Any incline of audience or stage.
Rake
Batten Clamp
Lighting Designer
Front of House (FOH)
18. Scenery that represents three-dimensional space on a flat surface
Dimmers
Gobo
Perspective Scenery
Borders
19. Large portables pieces of the stage setting
Channels
Catwalk
1.5 inch (ID) schedule 40 - black pipe
Set Pieces
20. Teeth per inch (razors/blades) - fewer for softer wood - more cuts through metal (unforgiving)
TPI
olor Elevations
Lighting Designer
Hang - tighten - pull shutters - chain - plug - and aim
21. To use a fire extinguish (acronym)
PASS: Pull the pin - aim - squeeze - and sweep
Arena Stage
Scenic Director
Wings
22. Loft blocks in Zellerbach Playhouse are __________ for easier access and movement
Rails & Styles
Overhung
Flats
Fusible links
23. To use a fire extinguish (acronym)
Center Line
Fly loft
1.5 inch (ID) schedule 40 - black pipe
PASS: Pull the pin - aim - squeeze - and sweep
24. Space above the stage - Space above the stage where scenery may be lifted out of sight by means of ropes and pulleys
Upstage
Fly loft
Set Pieces
Apron
25. A narrow - elevated walkway above the stage or the house or stage where crew members might access lights or flown scenery
Rocker
Trump Ploy
Catwalk
Gobo
26. Front part or area of the stage extending past the main act curtain; also called lip
Dimmers
Dramaturg
Board of Directors
Apron
27. The person who finds the financial investors - hires the director and production staff - sets the budget - and pays the bills for a theatrical production
Rocker
Producer
Loading Dock
Wings
28. Correct order of a 5 line system pipe
short short - short - center - long - long long
Black Box
Cove
ERS (Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight)
29. Corridor or hallway to make quick passage way from one side to another - behind stage
Actual vs. Nominal
Fire Curtain
Dramaturg
Crossover
30. Area above the stage where scenery - drops - and lights are hung when not in use
Scrim
Fly Space
Producer
Pit
31. Makes shoes
Fire Curtain
Fresnel
Shoe Maker/Foot wear
Actual vs. Nominal
32. Most commonly used lighting instrument in the theatre that we focused
Offstage
TPI
Dramaturg
Source 4 ERS
33. A performance space in which the audience sits in front of the stage and views as if through a picture frame
Drapery
Proscenium Stage
Crossover
Masking
34. 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
Offstage
Thrust Stage
Cove
Stage Manager
35. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium
Stage Directions
Fly System: purchase (hand) lines
Front of House (FOH)
Pit
36. Made of channels - A visual or aural signal that indicates the beginning of an action - line of dialogue - or piece of music
Drop
Masking
Asbestos
Cues
37. Stage weights that remain on arbor when there are no scenery or lights attached
Black Box
Asbestos
Fresnel
Pipe weight
38. Imaginary line from one side of the proscenium opening tot he other - divides apron from the stage floor.
Plaster Line
Production Manager
Borders
Gel
39. Scenery that represents three-dimensional space on a flat surface
Perspective Scenery
Gobo
ontinental Seating
Cyclorama
40. (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
Wings
Actual vs. Nominal
Gel
Lighting Designer
41. Orchestra pit where the band plays
Thrust Stage
Channels
Pit
Head block
42. The person who finds the financial investors - hires the director and production staff - sets the budget - and pays the bills for a theatrical production
Fresnel
Section View
Producer
Two Fer
43. A curtain that travels up and down inside a guide; fire curtain track
Smoke Pocket
Proscenium Stage
Front of House (FOH)
Upstage
44. Underneath the stage where things are stored (like ERS' or Fresnels and seats)
Plaster Line
Trap room
Stage Directions
FOH: Front of House
45. Flat view - floor plan of the stage and set (used to scale) - view of area if room came off
Trap room
Ground Plan
Gridiron
Technical Director
46. Steel framework that runs above the stage that is used to support the rigging system
Downstage
Gridiron
Platform
Gobo
47. Also called the main drape - the grand curtain - or the main rag; the one that has to open for the show to start
Grand Drape
Director
Trap room
Scenic Director
48. 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.
ERS (Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight)
Pipe weight
Stage Manager
Perspective Scenery
49. The side areas of the stage - out of view of the audience; the area where the actors wait for their entrances
Gel
Cues
Wings
Scrim
50. Grainer
Rocker
Catwalk
ERS (Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight)
Crossover