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






2. 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






3. Levels of intensity






4. Loft blocks in Zellerbach Playhouse are __________ for easier access and movement






5. 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






6. Final artistic choices go to






7. Pressure






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Painted boards that the scenic designer uses to communicate with the scenic artist






17. 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






18. What kind of pipe batten does Zellerbach use/order?






19. 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






20. Fire curtain used to be called this






21. What kind of pipe batten does Zellerbach use/order?






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






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






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






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






26. Made up of dimmers - map of plot






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






28. Two instruments - same circuit






29. Painted set on the ground which the actors stand on






30. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






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






32. Reinforcers that joints in wood and metal - anything that connects (Keystone - corner block - anything that bridges two pieces together )






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






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






35. Pressure






36. 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.






37. Any incline of audience or stage.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Grainer






45. First rules of safety in theater






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






47. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






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






49. One that makes - trims - designs hats; also sometimes handles accessories






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