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Theatre Hierarchy, Stage Positions and Types of Stages
Theatre Hierarchy, Stage Positions and Types of Stages
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Hierarchy of positions in technical theater
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What position is #17?
Center
Full back
Full Front
Up Center
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Work with the director to get the physical environment to work with the concept of the play:
Stage managers
Designers
Producers
Master electricians
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In commercial theater, the producer decides everything BUT
Who the director will be
How much money will be spent
The play to present
The way the actors will say their lines
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People working lights, costumes, sets, props, etc. during performances are called the:
Backstage crew
Tech crew
Running crew
Light ops
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What position is #15?
3/4 Left
1/4 Right
1/4 Left
3/4 Right
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What position is #11?
Full Front
1/4 Left
3/4 Right
Center Right
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If the designers are the arms and legs of a living person, then who is the brain?
Master carpenter
Producer
Stage manager
Director
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After DRY TECH, WET TECH adds the actors and can simply be called a _________________.
Technical rehearsal
Dress rehearsal
Dry run
Run-through
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These help performers into their costumes and make sure everything looks good from all angles:
Costumer
Props
Dresser
Running crew
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The most important thing about good directors is that they are all very good ________________:
Obesrvers
Collaborators
Listeners
Bosses
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Directors take ________ and make it come alive!
An idea
Text
Design
Acting
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Thrust - Type of stage that juts out from the ____________________ arch
Orchestra
Proscenium
Backstage
Audience
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What's the best theatre for scenery that's only used upstage and allows for an intimate crowd?
Arena
Thrust
Proscenium
Experimental
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What are the two different types of props?
Hand props and Static Props
Hand props and Set Props
Holding props and Costume Props
Carry-on props and Set Props
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Technical rehearsal without the actors which gives the tech crews time to rehearse their jobs:
Wet tech
Dry tech
Run-through
Dress rehearsal
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The sound crew is responsible for sound effects and ________________________?
Sound reinforcement
Music
Applause
Concessions
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What Position is #14?
1/4 Right
Center Right
Profile Right
Profile Left
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The ______________ is responsible for making up all the dances in a show.
Dance captain
Choreographer
Electrician
Music Director
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The director works with the producer to hire a __________ team: sets, costumes, lights, props.
Design
Management
Production
Overall
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Proscenium - Type of stage that is shaped like a:
U
Triangle
Thrust
Picture frame
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What Stage Position is #10?
Downstage Right
Full back
1/4 Right
3/4 Left
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The producer's goal is finally achieved, when?
Auditions
Closing night
Technical Rehearsal
Opening night
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What position is #16?
Left 1/4
Down Right
Right 3/4
Right 1/4
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The set crew is led by whom?
Master Carpenter
Technical Director
Stage Manager
Choreographer
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The first person hired by the producer is the _____________________
Designer
Stage Manager
Playwright
Director
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What position is #12?
3/4 Left
1/4 Right
Proscenium,
Profile Left
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What position is #13?
Profile Right
Upstage left
Full Front
Profile Left
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If scenery moves in and out from above the stage, that is the responsibility of a:
Set designer
Fly person
Technical director
Dance captain
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What's the best theatre for lots of scenery?
Found spaces
Arena
Proscenium
Thrust
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The master electrician is in charge of whom?
Design team
Cast
Set crew
Lighting crew
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The most important person in the theatre is the....
Director
Stage Manager
Producer
Playwright
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Oversees all crews & responsible for getting everything finished on time & within budget
Stage Manager
Technical director
Carpenter
Director
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What is the book called that has all the cues to the actors and technicians written into it?
Script
Cast list
Prompt book
Cue sheet
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What's the best theatre for a close audience?
Proscenium
All of the above
Thrust
Arena
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The ______________________ is responsible for any live music in a show.
Conductor
Vocal coach
Choreographer
Music Director
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When a producer knows which problems have to solved, what personnel they need; that’s called:
Rehearsal
Team building
Wet tech
Spot ops
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Black Box-usually used for ________ theatre where the stage & audience positions can be change
Musical
Experimental
Outdoor
Shakespearean
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Who's responsible for keeping the production within budget, ticket sales, ushers & concessions?
Business manager
Technical director
Director
Stage manager
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In act 1 of a play, if an actor enters carrying a coat over his arm, it would be a ___________?
Set piece
Costume
Hand prop
Set prop
