Theatre Careers
Set Design
Makeup/Costumes
Lighting/Sound
Rehearsal Process
100
This person oversees the entire production.
What is the director?
100
Reading the script.
What is the first thing the set designer should do?
100
Make-up that creates features on the actor.
What is character make-up?
100
Controls all input and output of sound.
What is the sound board?
100
During this rehearsal actors read and discuss the script.
What is a readthrough?
200
The person responsible for securing financial backing for a production.
What is the producer?
200
A rough sketch of the set idea.
What is a thumbnail sketch?
200
Make-up that enhances the actor's natural features.
What is straight make-up?
200
Type of light that fills in shadows.
What is fill light?
200
During this rehearsal the actors' movement is worked out.
What is a blocking rehearsal?
300
Serves as the director's backstage liaison.
What is the Stage Manager?
300
The element of production design that evokes the overall theme and mood of the play.
What is expressive design?
300
Makeup that ages the actor.
What is old age make-up?
300
Eliminates shadows and covers the entire acting area with light.
What is a wash?
300
During this rehearsal actors focus on characterization.
What is a working rehearsal?
400
Helps the director with decisions directly related to the artistic quality of the show.
What is the assistant director?
400
A bird's eye view of the set drawn to scale.
What is a ground plan?
400
The shape of a costume.
What is the silhouette?
400
Provides power supply to speakers.
What is the amplifier?
400
Actors are usually offbook, blocking is complete, and time is spend fine tuning the production.
What is a polishing rehearsal?
500
The person responsible for choosing the season for a theatre company.
What is the artistic director?
500
The element of production design that informs the audience of the setting of the play.
What is informative design.
500
Three things a costume designer needs to consider.
Silhouette, color, fabric
500
Lighting instruments that may be placed further from the stage due to higher wattage. They are often operated in pairs to help fill shadows.
What are ellipsoidals?
500
A cue to cue rehearsal without actors.
What is dry tech?
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