Color and Line
These straight lines, symmetry, and clean angles might represent this in a design
What is order and structure?
This is the kind of space we have at SHS.
What is a proscenium?
A basic picture of a design as seen from above (a "bird's eye view") is called...
What is a set plot?
This is a designer's first task in the design process.
What is reading the script?
We don't have this type of space at SHS , and it would make everyone's life easier if we did.
What is fly space?
Curvy, asymmetrical lines might indicate this idea.
What is fantasy or something out of the ordinary?
This type of space has an audience on three sides.
What is a thrust?
A light-weight flat with frame boards placed edge to edge is called a...
What is a Broadway flat?
Before continuing on with a final design, the designer must do this first, probably multiple times.
What is collaborate with the director and creative team?
When designing, one should consider elevation in these two different ways.
What is how high can I build something AND how can I create levels for the actors?
Where the line takes the eye, or where the eye goes.
The audience surrounds the playing space completely in this type of theatre.
What is Theatre in the Round?
A rolling platform used to transport scenery in a design is commonly called a....
What is a wagon?
This pre-build process is important to seeing how things fit together onstage.
What is creating a scale model?
On the SHS stage, we get to play a lot in this space in front of the main drape and on the sides of the stage.
What is the apron?
When thinking about color in a design, it is important to consider this:
What is how the design will play with costumes and light?
"Sleep No More" is an example of a theatre piece done in this type of space.
What is a non-traditional theatre space?
A stage that slopes upwards towards the back wall is called...
What is a raked stage?
When designing, it is important to consider these two things about your space.
What is wing space and transitions?
In Anastasia, we used this special curtain that allows light through it when lit from behind.
What is the scrim?
If I put a green light on a green set piece, this is the effect:
What is canceled out or black?
What is everything must be practical/functional!
This large piece of cloth usually found on the back wall of a theatre space allows for background lighting and projection.
What is the cyc or cyclorama?
When building stairs, the "rise/run" rule says that stair measurements should add up to this number.
What is 18?
What is a unit set?