TOOLS
You need to drive a nail into a piece of wood. Which hand tool should you grab?
What is a Hammer?
When facing the audience, an actor's left side is called this.
What is stage left?
You are using a saw and pieces of wood are flying toward your face. What PPE should you be wearing?
What are safety glasses?
This curtain is normally at the front of the stage and hides the stage from the audience before a show begins.
What is the main curtain?
This horizontal bar is used to hang lights, curtains, and scenery.
What is a batten?
This tool is designed to grip and turn pipes, pipe fittings, nuts, and bolts.
What is a Wrench?
If an actor moves toward the audience, they are moving in this direction.
What is downstage?
Before changing a blade or making an adjustment to a power tool, what should you do first?
What is disconnect/unplug the tool?
This light-colored curtain at the back of the stage can be lit with different colors and effects.
What is a cyc?
This is the large area above the stage where scenery and curtains can be raised out of sight.
What is the fly space?
You need to cut a curved shape into a piece of wood. Which power tool would be the best choice?
What is a jigsaw?
These areas are located off the sides of the main stage and are hidden from the audience.
What are the wings?
Your long hair is hanging loose while you are using a power tool. What should you do?
What is tie your hair back?
This curtain is located between the upstage and downstage areas.
What is the midstage curtain?
This system uses pulleys and related equipment to raise and lower scenery, curtains, and equipment.
What is rigging?
You need to make a precise 45-degree cut across a piece of wood. Which power tool would you use?
What is a miter saw?
This is the frame or arch that separates the stage from the audience.
What is the proscenium?
You see a power tool with a damaged cord. Your friend says it still works. What should you do?
What is stop using it and report it to the supervisor?
These curtains hang on the sides of the stage and help hide backstage areas from the audience.
What are legs?
This is the area above the stage where the rigging equipment is located.
What is the grid?
You need to smooth a rough wooden surface using sandpaper, but you don't want to sand it by hand. What tool should you use?
What is a power sander?
This is the area below the stage that may be used for storage, access, or special effects.
What is the trap door?
There is a fire in the theatre shop. Name two things you should know before an emergency happens.
What are the location of the nearest fire extinguisher and the nearest exit?
A scenic designer wants a painted image of a forest hanging at the very back of the stage. What type of scenic element could they use?
What is a backdrop?
This area above the stage can be used to mount sound and lighting equipment.
What is the catwalk?