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Review Quiz for my high school theater class.
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the person responsible for the singing & music involved in a musical
choreographer
director
musical director
musician
2
person that collaborates with others to determine and put into action the tech requirements
production director
technical director
spiritual leader
musical director
3
The seating area of the theater and the audience itself.
house
proscenium
pit
control booth
4
the person responsible for overseeing the backstage elements of a production, the crew "boss"
choreographer
prop master
director
stage manager
5
the area between the stage and the first row of the house where the musicians sit
catwalk
pit
booth
arbour
6
a recording of at least two channels where positioning of sounds left to right can be perceived
mano
feedback
stereo
mono
7
a room backstage where actors wait for their entrance cues
green room
fly rail
wings
shop
8
the adjustment of the size, shape and direction of the beam of a stage light
aim
beam
focus
tighten
9
a sound other than speech or music made artificially for use in a production
feedback
sound track
chanting monks
sound effects
10
the surroundings where the action takes place & the units of scenery that work to suggest place
backdrop
pit
props
set
11
this means there is only one sound source or the signal was derived from one sound source
gain
mono
mix
stereo
12
a gradual dimming of a light or sound element
crop
fade
cut
blackout
13
the area where the action of the performance takes place
control booth
stage/deck
backstage/wing
catwalk
14
the group of artists that play the accompaniment of a musical
magnetism
magicians
musicians
marmalade
15
an electronic device to lower and raise the intensity of a stage light
lever
diner
stereo
dimmer
16
the proper name for a light bulb for the stage
floods
bulbs
lamps
gels
17
an instrument for converting sounds waves which may be amplified, transmitted, or recorded
earbuds
headset
microphone
headphones
18
a signal from the stage manager that some predetermined action happens right then
warning
cue
order
fade
19
a variety of drapes hanging on or around the stage, meant to frame action and block backstage
curtains
scrims
backdrops
borders
20
a flat canvas surface hanging the width of the stage, painted to represent setting
backdrop
set
main drape
cyclorama
21
the jack or physical location where a device receives or sends a signal
transistor
input/output
mono
microphone
22
members of the crew responsible for running the lights & sound elements of production
groupies
surgeons
roadies
technicians
23
the area behind and beside the set/backdrop-unseen by audience
backstage/wings
house
catwalk
stage/deck
24
A narrow bridge in the ceiling by which the crew can reach lighting instruments and scenery
catwalk
proscenium
deck
control booth
25
a person that performs a role or represents a character in a play
magicians
actors
groupies
lackeys
26
a general term for all of the types of stage lights used
instruments
controls
lamps
lights
27
knob on the mixer that adjusts the relative volume between left and right
squelch
gain
volume
pan
28
the knob used to set input levels of several channels to relatively equal positions
balance
mix
gain
pan
29
a thin sheet of colored plastic mounted in front of a lighting instrument to color the beam
shade
gel
fog
fade
30
the area where scenery is built & painted, where materials and tools are stored
wings
pit
control room
scene shop
31
the areas of the performance space/stage as seen from the actor's perspective
deck
stage areas
wing space
raked stage
32
a horizontal pipe suspended above the stage on which lights and scenery are hung
fly rail
catwalk
apron
batten
33
the two types of these are mains & monitors - these are essential to making performers heard
speakers
microphones
bullhorns
amps
34
lights used for the general illumination of the stage when not in performance
lamps
wash lights
worklights
lighting instruments
35
two types of these are called 1/4 inch (guitar cord) and XLR (mic cord) - connections for sound
cords
wires
pluggy things
cables
36
objects carried onto stage, handled during performance, or used to decorate the set
spikes
costumes
flats
props
37
the person responsible for the interpretation and direction of the play-oversees actors & tech
stage manager
director
producer
actor
38
occurs when the sound out of the speakers goes back into the mics and back out the speakers...
sound effects
feedback
gain
squelch
39
the area of the stage in front of the curtain line
apron
flyrail
wings
flats
40
the basic unit of stage scenery-many put together to form a traditional set
apron
set
prop
flat
41
the person who designs the dance steps to be used in performance
director
musical director
choreographer
dance captain
42
a detailed plan that tells which, where,& how lighting instruments will be used in a production
light instrument
light gel
light map
light plot
43
the common audio connector found on most stereo systems
Input/Output
gain
RCA plug
mono
44
a mechanical system of pulleys, ropes, and weights used to hang scenery
battens/electrics
apron
fly rail
flats
45
the part of the rigging frame which holds the counterweights
catwalk
fly rail
apron
arbour
46
a set of controls which control all signals necessary for the running of lights in the theater
light rack
light mixer
light board
light switches
47
What type of theater space is this? HINT: Its the type we have at THS.
thrust
in the round
proscenium
black box
48
to blend audio signals together into a composite signal
puree
mash
blend
mix
49
a set of controls and their house which control all signals necessary for recording and mixing
feedback
light board
sound effects
sound board
50
a lighting cue that requires the tech to totally darken the stage
blackout
fade
off
flashout
51
the room(s) in the back of the house from which technicians run their consoles or call cues
flyspace
arbour
scene shop
control booth
52
the behind-the-scenes technical crew responsible for running the show
ushers
managers
magicians
stage crew