Stage Terminology
Lighting/Sound
Set Design and Construction
Costumes/Make-up
Rehearsal Process
100
An actor crossed to his or her right while facing the audience.
What is stage right?
100
Equipment that projects sound into the house.
What is a speaker.
100
A drawing of ideas for a set.
What is a thumbnail sketch.
100
Enhances the features already on an actor's face.
What is straight make-up?
100
Actors perform for the directing team in order to determine casting.
What is an audition?
200
The drop furthest upstage in any setting.
What is a backdrop?
200
A microphone placed on individual actors to amplify their voices.
What is a wireless/lapel mic?
200
A bird's eye view of the set drawn to scale.
What is a ground plan?
200
Creates new features on an actor's face.
What is character make-up?
200
A rehearsal that is run as closely to a performance as possible.
What is a dress rehearsal?
300
The offstage space to the right and left of the stage.
What are the wings?
300
Transparent color in front of lighting sources.
What is gelatin?
300
The element of design that expresses the theme of a production.
What is expressive design?
300
Term applied to the shape of a costume.
What is a silhouette?
300
Movement is worked out.
What is a blocking rehearsal?
400
The space above the stage where scenery is suspended.
What are the flies?
400
The most abundant light in theatrical lighting.
What is a fresnel?
400
When something is drawn at a fixed ratio to the full size of the item.
What is scale
400
Showing character relationships through the use of color in costumes.
What is color coding?
400
Characterization is added during this rehearsal.
What is a working rehearsal?
500
The canvas covered frames that can make up a stage setting.
What are flats?
500
The three main qualities of effective stage lighting.
What are: intensity, distribution, and color?
500
A cutting tool used for making accurate crosscuts at an angle.
What is a backsaw or miter box?
500
The main elements in effective costume design
What are: Shape/Silhouette, Color, and Material?
500
A cue to cue without actors.
What is Dry Tech?
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