Tips & Tricks
Who's Who?
What's it Called?
WWYD?
Backstage Rooms
100

Name one thing a Stage Manager may need in their safety kit?

Tape (Gaff, Spike, Duck, etc.), Medicine, Gauze, Emergency Plan, Calendar of Show, Ground Plan, etc.

100

What does ASM stand for?

Assistant Stage Manager

100
A ___________ is a large canvas background that is the last curtain that is often white so it can be turned different colors just by shining different colors of light on it.
Cyc (Cyclorama)
100

Mic’s are not working on two actors onstage. WDYD?

Replace batteries, check element connection, lock mic pack back into place. 
100
The off-stage area where scenery can be stored is called the____________ area.
Wings
200

Colorful tape used to mark where set pieces go is called ___________.

Spike Tape
200
The _______________ oversees all the technical crews during the preparation period. He or she is responsible for getting everything finished on time, and within the budget allotted.
Technical Director
200
The lighting positions over the stage are called the _______________________.
Electrics
200

Someone forgets a prop from onstage. WDYD?

Run the prop to them asap, remind them of their prop for the next show, handoff the prop if they do not have time. 

200
The_________________ is where the actors change clothes, do make-up, and get ready to perform.
Dressing Room
300

What skills are useful to have if one is a Props Designer? 

Carving & Sculpting, Plastic moulding, Cabinet-making, Metalwork, Soldering, Embroidery, Upholstery, Casting, etc. 






300
This designer is responsible for anything an actor wears on stage.
Costume Designer
300
Pipes that can be lowered and raised, and are used to hang scenery in the air until it is needed are called ____________.
Battens
300

An actor gets hurt during a choreographed fight. WDYD?

Check-in with the actor, make sure they have no serious injury, write an incident report, give them tylenol, bandaid, etc. 

300
The _____________is where the carpenters build the sets, and the scenic artists paint them.
Scene shop
400

What's an important idea to keep in mind when performing a quick change?

Stay calm, set up everything before the change, preset items, talk with the actor, etc.

400

When technical rehearsals start, the __________________ takes over the run of the show.

Stage manager

400
In large theaters, when actors need to be miked for the audience to hear them, the sound crew is responsible for ____________________. A. Sound Effects B. Hand Props C. Sound Reinforcement D. Set Props
Sound Reinforcement
400

You are three light cues behind where you need to be in the show. WDYD?

Hit the 'Go to Cue' button and skip to the Cue #.

400
______________ hide the offstage areas from the audience.
Legs
500

What does 'PAR' stand for in PAR can?

Parabolic Aluminized Reflector

500
These people and their leader consult with the designer and are responsible for anything to do with light on the stage. What is the name of the leader and the group that the leader is in charge of?
Master electrician and electricians
500
A curtain that can closes in the middle of the stage that obstructs the audience's view is called ___________.
Mid-Traveller
500

The set falls down in the middle of the show, actors are holding it up themselves. WDYD?

Do NOT do a barrel roll onstage in flip-flops! Calmly walk to the stage to reinforce the set.

500
The area between the main curtain and the orchestra pit is called the __________.
Apron
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