Design
This word means:
The placement of objects in relation to each other.
Composition
True or false: Platforms are difficult to make
False
Define a Proscenium Theater
A proscenium is usually surrounded on the top and sides by a physical proscenium arch (whether or not truly "arched") and on the bottom by thestage floor itself, which serves as the frame into which the audience observes
What is the easiest way to change a theatre floor?
Painting it
Who is the person in charge of the day to day technical operations of a theatre
Technical Director
This involves mentally dividing up your image using 2 horizontal lines and 2 vertical lines, as shown below. You then position the important elements in your scene along those lines, or at the points where they meet.
The Rule of Thirds
What is the problem with using glue to build in theatre?
It is permanent, and it is flexible.
Define a black box theatre
A black box theater consists of a simple, somewhat unadorned performance space, usually a large square room with black walls and a flat floor, which can be used flexibly to create a stage. It is a relatively recent innovation in theatre.
What is the name of the tool that places small holes in the kraft paper?
Pouncer
Who is the person who creates the concept and drawings of a set?
Set Designer
Why do we not just position things in the center?
It gives the eye no where to travel.
What is it called to take apart a set after a production?
Strike
What is a thrust stage?
a stage that extends into the auditorium so that the audience is seated around three sides.
How do we store sprays and solvents?
In a metal cabinet
Who is in charge of the paint shop, creating the schedules, and recipes for the paint department?
Scenic Charge
What is the goal of composition?
To tell the audiences eye where to travel and make them see the whole picture
What is used to guarantee squareness when building a flat?
A framing Square
What is theatre in a non conventional space called?
Environmental theatre
What is the weakest part of a brush?
The Ferrule
Who is the communication intermediary between the carpenters and the set designer?
Technical Director
Make a cutlist for this A
2 @ 9'-7"
2 @ 12'-3 1/4"
3 @ 9'-5 1/2"
You are the audience, in the classroom what area of the stage would the front door be?
What area of the stage is this?
Up Stage Left
What are the sheets called that list every chemical included and safety information on what to do if the chemical is ingested or on fire.
MSDS Sheets
How many times does a set designer read a script before they put any ideas down on paper? List them out.
3 times
1. for pleasure
2. for understanding
3. for designing