Materials
These are the true dimensions of a piece of 2"x 4" lumber.
What is 1 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Stock theater platforms are built to this size. Coincidentally, these are the dimensions of a sheet of plywood.
What is 4' x 8'?
This is the vertical part (or height) of the step.
What is the riser?
Provide one reason why a director may use platforms on stage.
What is:
1. For visual interest
2. To make it easier to see actors
3. For special effects, such as a turntable or revolve
4. To help create the world of the play
5. To represent class structure (i.e. kings are on the top platform, common folk at a lower height)
These are the true dimensions of a piece of 1" x 6" lumber?
What is 3/4" x 5 1/2"
At St. Paul's, the legs we use to build platforms are made of this type of lumber.
What is 2" x 4" lumber?
This is the horizontal part of the step unit (the part you walk on).
What is the tread?
These are the dimensions of a standard sheet of plywood.
What is 4' x 8'?
This is one example of manufactured lumber.
What is:
1. Plywood
2. Masonite
3. Lauan
4. Pegboard
5. Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
If we build legs that are longer than 2'-0" tall, we should add this to stabilize the platforms.
What is bracing or cross bracing?
This is the structural member which holds the other parts of the stairs, and is on either side of the step unit (I will accept two different terms).
What is the carriage or stringer?
This type of step unit must be attached to a platform or other structure to be used safely.
What is a dependent step unit?
You used this specific measuring tool to mark the rise and run on the dependent step unit stringer (carriage).
What is a framing square?
When we build platforms, the framing is most often constructed with this type of lumber.
What is 2" x 4" lumber?
The wood step unit you built as a group project is this type of step unit.
What is dependent step unit?
The paper model step unit you built in class is an example of this type of step unit.
What is independent step unit?
Most of you used this stationary power tool to cut the dependent step unit stringers to shape.
What is the Band Saw?
Name one other standard platform size we may keep in stock (think of the size of a sheet of plywood).
What is:
1. 4' x 4'
2. 2' x 8'
3. 3' x 6'
In the theater, it is typical for the step unit tread to be this deep.
What is 12"?
Stairs that actors use onstage, usually that the audience does not see, are called this.
What are escape stairs?
Don't worry, this isn't on the quiz.