Basic Vocabulary
Just like actors, the technical crew also has to go to the tech version of "practice."
What is technical rehearsal?
The person/people responsible for moving things furniture, scenery, or props on stage.
Who are the stagehands. (Running crew is also acceptable).
The person who tells the actors and technical crew what to do and how to do it.
Who is the director?
Two of the basic elements of design are color and shape. These are the other three.
What are line, form, and texture.
The most common type of performance space, with audience on one side; a "movie screen" style
What is a proscenium stage?
The person who writes the play.
Who is the playwright?
Clock Style (moving around in a circle) or (UR, UC, UL, CR, CC, CL, DR, DC, DL)
What are Stage Directions?
This person must be extremely organized. They are the mediator between the director and the rest of the cast and crew.
Who is the stage manager?
The instructions that are given to actors and technical crew when something needs to happen.
What are cues?
This performance space has audience on three sides.
What is a thrust stage?
These people are the workers of the show. They follow the orders of others and typically have no say in the design process.
Who are the crew members?
This is the artistic prompt that help the director and designers define the theme of the play.
What is a design statement?
The art of creating and producing theatre
What is Stagecraft?
This person hires everyone who works on a production. They are in charge of money, choose the script, and choose where to perform the show.
Who is the theatrical producer?