This sheet tells the sound operator when to begin a sound effect and how long the effect lasts.
What is a cue sheet?
Sounds that arise from the action of the play, such as a doorbell or a gunshot.
What are motivated sounds?
A costume designer might be responsible for these, which could be needed if characters require elaborate hair styles.
What are wigs?
A set designer usually creates this diagram of the stage layout early in the design process.
What is a ground plan?
This person is responsible for the building and installation of a set based on the designer's specifications.
What is the Technical Director?
This lighting design objective is probably the most important of them all--we gotta see what's happening onstage!
What is visibility?
A schematic diagram showing where and what types of lights are to be hung for a production.
This device receives a signal from an input device and makes it louder before sending that signal to an output device.
What is an amp?
Term for the amplification of sounds made by an actor or an instrument.
What is sound reinforcement?
Costumes are ______ when they are created from scratch as opposed to rented, purchased, or pulled from the theatre's supply.
What is built?
A set piece that consists of a wooden frame covered in fabric or rigid material, often used to create walls onstage.
Scenic piece used to make floors; can be made to different heights. Typically a 2x4 lumber frame with plywood on top.
What is a platform?
A template in a lighting instrument that determines the shape and arrangement if the beam or pool of light thrown by the instrument.
What is a gobo?
The lighting designer creates these specific arrangements of lights that come up at precise moments during the production.
What are cues?
This is the main type of output device in the theatre. It usually includes 2 or 3 speakers.
What is a monitor?
The person responsible for playing sound cues during a production
What is this?
What is a white model?
The technicians who carry out the technical aspects during a performance.
What is the Run Crew?
These are the three main types of speakers.
Tweeters, Woofers, and Mid-Range.
During this period of the production process, all designs are integrated with the performance and the actors rehearse with lighting as well as set, costumes, and sound
What is tech week?
Objects used by actors on stage.
What are props?
This person creates live sound effects, rather than recording them.
What is a foley artist?
People who create sounds in a studio for uses on stage or in films.
Who are Foley artists?
The painted scenery of a set which is typically a large piece of fabric.
What is a backdrop?