Set Design
What is the stage area hidden from the audience’s view called?
Offstage
What do lighting designers use to control the lights?
A light board (or lighting console)
What is a handheld item used by an actor called?
A prop
Costumes often help show what about a character?
Personality, time period, or job
What do we call the people watching the show?
The audience
What is the flat, upright piece of scenery often painted to look like walls?
A flat
What do we call a quick lighting change?
A blackout or snap
Who is in charge of finding or making props?
Props master
Why is fabric choice important in costumes?
Comfort, movement, and look
What is the final rehearsal with costumes and all tech called?
Dress rehearsal
What word means scenery that stays the same during the whole show?
Box Set
What effect makes the stage slowly get darker or lighter?
A fade
What kind of prop would a table be?
A set prop
A drawn example of what the costumes should look like is called?
A Costume Rendering
When actors practice with lights, sound, and set, it’s called…
Tech rehearsal
What does a set designer draw to show what the stage will look like?
A set rendering
What is the main purpose of stage lighting?
To see the actors and create mood
What kind of Prop would a pair of glasses be, as an example, ones that are used in the play to be taken off and thrown?
Costume Props
What do costume designers create to keep track of outfits?
Costume plots
Who makes sure the show runs the same every night?
The stage manager
What is it called when the Set Designer is drawing the set in the correct proportions, only smaller?
Scale
What colored filter placed in front of a light is called a…?
Gel
What does “props” stand for?
Properties
Why must costumes match the lighting design?
Colors look different under stage lights
Who is in charge of all creative decisions during the whole production?
The director