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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. One that makes - trims - designs hats; also sometimes handles accessories
Voltage
Milliner
Stage Manager
Proscenium Stage
2. Painted set on the ground which the actors stand on
Platform
Company Manager
Stage Directions
Trump Ploy
3. Most commonly used lighting instrument in the theatre that we focused
PASS: Pull the pin - aim - squeeze - and sweep
Source 4 ERS
Locking rail
Artistic Director
4. Area above the stage where scenery - drops - and lights are hung when not in use
Fly Space
Locking rail
Gridiron
Trap room
5. A stage area out of sight of the audience
Gussets
Proscenium Stage
Offstage
Producer
6. According to what do lighting designers arrange their light plots - allowing them to follow a 'map' of the plot
Gobo
Plaster Line
Drapery
Channels
7. Metal connectors that holds the fire curtain in the air
Gussets
Circuit
Ground Plan
Fusible links
8. Scenic term - deceiving the eye: from far away looks real but close it's just tricky talent
Master Electrician/Electrician
Trump Ploy
Downstage
Board of Directors
9. 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.
Director
ERS (Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight)
Production Manager
Gel
10. To use a fire extinguish (acronym)
Stage Directions
Director
Fire Curtain
PASS: Pull the pin - aim - squeeze - and sweep
11. A narrow - elevated walkway above the stage or the house or stage where crew members might access lights or flown scenery
Upstage
Look - listen - and learn
Stage Directions
Catwalk
12. According to what do lighting designers arrange their light plots - allowing them to follow a 'map' of the plot
Pipe weight
Platform
Channels
Gussets
13. Large portables pieces of the stage setting
Set Pieces
Asbestos
Look - listen - and learn
Masking
14. Directions from the actor's point of view
Grand Drape
Dimmers
Stage Directions
Loft Block
15. (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
Proscenium Stage
Circuit
Actual vs. Nominal
Fly loft
16. Plug in wall
Actual vs. Nominal
Circuit
Stage Manager
Wings
17. An imaginary line running from the front to the back of the stage through the exact center of the proscenium arch
Center Line
Milliner
TPI
Fire Curtain
18. 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.
Channels
olor Elevations
ontinental Seating
Vomitorium
19. What type of stage is Zellerbach playhouse?
ERS (Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight)
Proscenium Stage
Rocker
Flats
20. A metal cutout that is placed in front of the lens of a lighting instrument to create different shadowed images on stage
Scenic Designer
Master Electrician/Electrician
Gobo
Cyclorama
21. Pressure
Voltage
Offstage
Thrust Stage
Shoe Maker/Foot wear
22. Front part or area of the stage extending past the main act curtain; also called lip
Stage Manager
Platform
Rear Projection Screens (RP Screens)
Apron
23. (Framing) - Rails (shorter) always caps a style (long)
Rails & Styles
Drop
Voltage
Stage Manager
24. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium
PASS: Pull the pin - aim - squeeze - and sweep
Front of House (FOH)
Asbestos
Batten Clamp
25. Scenic term - deceiving the eye: from far away looks real but close it's just tricky talent
Trump Ploy
Apron
Offstage
Stage Manager
26. Best friends with Sound Tech in that both work hand in hand - makes everything work (elec) - wires - hangs - plugs & focuses according to Lighting Designer
Scrim
Tormentors
Master Electrician/Electrician
Arena Stage
27. Also called the main drape - the grand curtain - or the main rag; the one that has to open for the show to start
Plaster Line
Fusible links
Production Manager
Grand Drape
28. Scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen
Masking
Stage Manager
SAFETY
Stage Manager
29. Levels of intensity
Dimmers
Rear Projection Screens (RP Screens)
Actual vs. Nominal
FOH: Front of House
30. Six steps to hang a light (fresnel or ellipsoidals)
Set Pieces
Voltage
Pit
Hang - tighten - pull shutters - chain - plug - and aim
31. Plug in wall
Milliner
Circuit
Masking
Sprinkling system
32. Connection between pipe batten and lift lines - before trim chain.
Elevation
Fresnel
Batten Clamp
Cues
33. Made of plastic or vinyl - can project lights and images from front or back of them.
Plaster Line
ontinental Seating
Gobo
Rear Projection Screens (RP Screens)
34. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts
Trump Ploy
1.5 inch (ID) schedule 40 - black pipe
Company Manager
Platform
35. Best friends with Sound Tech in that both work hand in hand - makes everything work (elec) - wires - hangs - plugs & focuses according to Lighting Designer
olor Elevations
Master Electrician/Electrician
Actual vs. Nominal
Cyclorama
36. Loft blocks in Zellerbach Playhouse are __________ for easier access and movement
Hang - tighten - pull shutters - chain - plug - and aim
Overhung
Offstage
Fusible links
37. A curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies
Scrim
Drop
Board of Directors
ontinental Seating
38. Figures out place - theme of season and has final say
Artistic Director
Scenic Designer
Catwalk
Catwalk
39. Space above the stage - Space above the stage where scenery may be lifted out of sight by means of ropes and pulleys
Overhung
Fly loft
Channels
ERS (Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight)
40. Large portables pieces of the stage setting
Set Pieces
SAFETY
Section View
Ground Plan
41. Pressure
Crossover
Scenic Designer
Dimmers
Voltage
42. 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
Proscenium Stage
Rocker
Overhung
Board of Directors
43. To use a fire extinguish (acronym)
Downstage
PASS: Pull the pin - aim - squeeze - and sweep
Proscenium Stage
Technical Director
44. An imaginary line running from the front to the back of the stage through the exact center of the proscenium arch
Center Line
Pit
SAFETY
1.5 inch (ID) schedule 40 - black pipe
45. Two instruments - same circuit
Fresnel
Center Line
Two Fer
Production Manager
46. Also known as legs - flats or curtains at the extreme right and left of stage
PASS: Pull the pin - aim - squeeze - and sweep
Platforms
Tormentors
Gel
47. A hose connection for a fire hose
Rear Projection Screens (RP Screens)
Borders
FOH: Front of House
Stand pipe
48. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium
Rake
Scrim
Grand Drape
Front of House (FOH)
49. Designer that usually determines the color of the show
Black Box
Platform
Scenic Designer
Rear Projection Screens (RP Screens)
50. A performance space in which the audience sits in front of the stage and views as if through a picture frame
Section View
Platform
Proscenium Stage
Smoke Pocket