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






2. Designer that usually determines the color of the show






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






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






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






6. Directions from the actor's point of view






7. Most effective device for controlling a fire in the theatre - or any building






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






9. First rules of safety in theater






10. A stage area out of sight of the audience






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






12. Large portables pieces of the stage setting






13. Levels of intensity






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






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






16. Pressure






17. 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






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






19. 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






20. Concierge - takes care of everyone - handles contracts






21. Two instruments - same circuit






22. Large portables pieces of the stage setting






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. Levels of intensity






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






28. The part of the stage closest to the audience






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






30. Stage weights that remain on arbor when there are no scenery or lights attached






31. Most effective device for controlling a fire in the theatre - or any building






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






33. 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






34. Anything and everything in lobby - downstage from proscenium






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






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






37. To use a fire extinguish (acronym)






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






39. Everything filters through from Artistic Team - knows budget of time - labor - and money; keeps everyone in communication - conductor/diplomat






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






41. 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






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






43. Also known as legs - flats or curtains at the extreme right and left of stage






44. 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.






45. 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






46. A system of rigging and ropes that is used to raise and lower scenery within on stage - operated by hand or mechanically from backstage.






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






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






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






50. The area onstage furthest away from the audience