Stage Terms
Pre Production
Opening Night
Obscure Jobs
Wildcard
100
The part of the theatre accommodating the audience during the performance. Sometimes known as the "house". From the Latin Audio - "I hear".
What is AUDITORIUM
100
Member of the creative team for a show responsible for the clothes worn by the actors throughout the performance.
What is A COSTUME DESIGNER
100
Member of stage crew responsible for moving items of scenery during the show. Usually wears black.
What is A GRIP - STAGE HAND
100
Member of the production team responsible for setting dances and movement sequences during the production.
What is A CHOREOGRAPHER
100
The spoken text of a play - conversations between characters
What is DIALOGUE
200
Complete absence of stage lighting.
What is A BLACKOUT
200
A Technical run of the show without actors. Sometimes also called a "cue to cue"
What is A DRY RUN
200
A thorough test of the sound system before the performance.
What is a SOUND CHECK
200
The _________ __________ is responsible for realizing the visions of the producer and the director or choreographer within constraints of technical possibility. This involves coordinating the operations of various production sub-disciplines (scenic, wardrobe, lighting, sound, projection, automation, video, pyrotechnics, stage management, etc.) of the presentation.
What is A PRODUCTION MANAGER
200
Room close to the stage for the actors to meet and relax before or after going on stage.
What is THE GREEN ROOM
300
The process of arranging moves to be made by the actors during the play, recorded by stage management in the prompt script.
What is BLOCKING
300
The ________ __________ design sets and scenery that aim to fully immerse the viewer in the production.
What is SCENIC DESIGNER
300
Prepared through tech week, this is the general term for the systems and equipment that suspends lighting and scenic equipment above the stage or performance space.
What is RIGGING
300
The name for this job was originally an insult given to poets who worked for a theatre.
What is A PLAYWRIGHT
300
A thin metal plate etched to produce a design which can then be projected by a profile spotlight.
What is A GOBO
400
Imaginary line across the performance space marking the point where the front tabs / curtain is flown.
What is THE CURTAIN LINE
400
The ________ _________ designs sets and scenery that aim to fully immerse the viewer in the production.
What is PROPERTY MASTER
400
The process of giving verbal cues to the lighting, sound, fly operators and stage crew during the performance. Usually done from the prompt corner by the Stage Manager
What is CALLING THE SHOW
400
Works as an advisor/assistant to the director on the background and historical relevance of the play being produced. Also can act as a liaison between director and playwright, and can work on the text of the play (editing & revising scripts).
What is A DRAMATURG
400
Used to mark the position of an item of set/furniture on stage or in the rehearsal room.
What is A SPIKE - SPIKE TAPE
500
Name the three most popular stage configurations. EXTRA POINTS: Name a fourth
What is PROSCENIUM, THRUST, AND ARENA extra credit: Black Box
500
A person whose job it is to generate and manage publicity
What is PUBLICIST
500
This manager is responsible for ticket sales, refreshments, and making sure auditorium is set out properly.
What is FRONT OF HOUSE
500
The word comes from the French "huissier" with the same meaning, this person shows theatre patrons to their seats
What is AN USHER
500
Play format that includes two or three acts with an intermission. Usually these acts are divided into scenes, which are also defined by shifts in time and place. This type of structure is called _______
What is EPISODIC
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