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Stagecraft 1 midterm exam
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1
The unifying creative interpretation of the play (how we choose to portray it) is known as the
Production Design Team
The Script
The Direction
Production Concept
2
Elevators were developed in which era?
Elizabethan
Medieval
Modern
Renaissance
3
This was a ramp used onstage to help aid in the illusion of depth in Renaissance.
raked stage
Drops
Wings
Forced perspective
4
Theatre lights are hung on special battens called:
edisons
wired
hotwired
electrics
5
To fly scenery out, pull on the...
pipe
close rope
fly loft
far rope
6
This era was adapted from the Greeks and include a more elaborate facade, or scaenea frons
Renaissance
Modern
Medieval
Roman
7
Also known as the "production bible" it is a copy of the script with actor's blocking and cues
Director's Vision
Master Script
Cue sheet
Prompt Book
8
audience that has 2 or more aisles, interrupting seating is know as:
modern seating
American seating
compartmental seating
Continental seating
9
Run through in which the actors wear costumes and makeup with all technical elements in place.
shift rehearsal
dress rehearsal
lighting rehearsal
cue to cue
10
A cyclorama is:
hides scenery and wings
a large white curtain hung all the way upstage
a curtain that is see through when lit from behind
a sky drop
11
Stage Ops do all of the following except:
sweep and mop
run the lighting board
fly set pieces
move scenery
12
This 3 sided scenery from Greek theatre spins to reveal different scenes, and is still used.
skene
eccyclemea
pageant wagons
periaktoi
13
This supports the entire rigging system.
grid
tension pulley
fly rail
trap room
14
Once an area to relieve oneself, these are used currently for the audience to enter and exit.
vomitorium
skene
pageant wagons
deus ex machina
15
When flying a lineset in, the first thing you say is:
Hold my coffee
Is it this one?
Lineset (#) flying in
Hey dummy, get out of the way!
16
These included a ceiling and 3 walls and were popular in the Renaissance era.
Box sets
Forced Perspective
Eccyclemea
Chariot and Pole
17
Every Production begins with:
A script or an idea
An idea
both a script and an idea
A script
18
The agency that governs workplace safety is known as:
NAFTA
SHIELD
OSHA
ANSI
19
Theatres moved indoors in which era?
Medieval
Elizabethan
Modern
Renaissance
20
This is a border that is usually a royal color and hangs just upstage of the proscenium.
grand valance
scrim
false proscenium
cyclorama
21
"maintain 3 points of contact" is a work practice control for:
ladder safety
fire safety
electrical safety
shop communication
22
The correct order for lighting advancements is:
natural light, gas light, computerized
computerized, gas light, natural light
gas light, computerized, natural light
gas light, natural light, computerized
23
Which of these is in correct order?
construction/rehearsal, tech, performance
tech, construction/rehearsal performance
tech, performance, construction rehearsal
performance, tech, construction/rehearsal
24
If a production begins with a script, the Producer will first:
secure the rights
hire the director
rent a venue
choose the actors
25
The origin of the modern day legs and borders came about in the Renaissance and were called:
the pit
raked stage
forced perspective
wings and borders
26
In the event of a shop accident
Get gauze pads, Neosporin, and black gaff tape.
Find a supervising adult
walk it off
call 911
27
A work practice control
Is the best method for shop safety
is something you wear
is also a shop rule
is more important than PPEs
28
The first theatres were built into the sides of mountains or hills in this era:
Roman
Medieval
Renaissance
Greek
29
This is located between the apron and the stage and makes a “picture framed” stage.
Wings
fly rail
Apron
Proscenium
30
All of these are examples of PPEs, except
dust collection system
face shield
steel-toed boots
safety glasses
31
These are hung in pairs and used to hide the wings
battens
cyclorama
legs
borders
32
The person in charge of all the technical departments is called the:
Production Manager
Master Stage Director
Technical Director
Stage Manager
33
The Director is in charge of all of the following except:
coaching actors in acting techniques
leading the production concept team
blocking the show with actors
writing down blocking in the production bible
34
The producer is in charge of all of the following except:
making posters and programs
providing funds for the production
hiring and firing personnel
securing the rights for the production
35
This is built into the stage and rotates to change scenery and/or mimicking an actor traveling:
trap door
revolve
elevator trap
chariot and pole