Basics & Production
Identify the stage direction that Ms. Balon draws
Down Stage Right (DSR)
What is the name of the large binder an SM is in charge of creating and updating through the run of the show?
A Stage Bible (or promptbook)
What is the name of a small 3D version of the stage that scenic designer creates?
Scale Model
How many addresses are there in a universe?
512
What concept did the romans understand with their amphitheaters?
Acoustics (Sound reverberation- hay is soft and absorbs sound, stone is hard and bounces sound)
What type of stage has seating on 3 sides?
Thrust
An SM must track the actor's movements during rehearsals, using special symbols. What is this process called?
Blocking notation
A collection of drawings created by a costume designer to show their preliminary designs are called...
Thumbnail sketches
A light connects to the batten via the...
C-clamp
A bodypack microphone is called a...
The imaginary line that separates a traditional stage from the apron and house is called a...
proscenium line
What is one of the important jobs of an SM in preparing a rehearsal space? (Hint: think about the floors)
Taping the stage
The three kinds of props are...
Hand Props, Consumables, and Decorative (including practicals)
Name the four light fixtures
Par, Fresnel, Ellipsoidal, Cyc
What polaroid pattern does and SM 58 vocal mic have?
Cardioid
This person is in charge of researching the historical information regarding a show, in order to ensure accuracy
Dramaturg
What does a Stage Manager do during a production meeting?
Run the meeting AND take notes on everything discussed, then send out the meeting report
How is a marbling effect created in scenic painting?
With a combination of spattering and scumbling
If you make a change on the board, but it doesn't happen immediately, you must be in _______ mode.
Blind
What does gain control on an audio board?
THe amount of signal coming through
What is the name of the technical rehearsal where the SM and board ops sit down with just the directors and designers and jump from one cue to the next?
Dry Tech
(Cue-to-cue has actors as well)
Translate:
Ⓝ x DSR, ∞, pd
Ned crosses downstage right, turns, puts down the book on the table, and crosses to the window
What are the five ways to obtain props?
Pull, borrow, buy, rent, build
What functions as the 'mail room' of the lighting signal flow by organizing the incoming signal and sending it to the different addresses?
Dimmer Rack
Describe basic signal flow
Mic -> XLR -> Snake -> Console -> Speakers and Monitors