Vocabulary
The side areas of the stage are called
The wings
How do you enter the stage area from the house?
By walking up the ramps on either house left or right
Stage right from the AUDIENCES perspective is the audiences....
LEFT
The type of stage we have in our Weiss PAC
Proscenium
A batten holds what? Name one example
Curtains, borders, cyclorama
The part of the stage in front of the proscenium arch and front curtain is called
The apron
This is a type of curtain that is required in all theaters to prevent the spread of fires
Fire curtain
Stage right from the AUDIENCES perspective is the audiences....
LEFT
A stage that has the audience on all four sides
Arena
What is a cyclorama
It is a white sheet that sits upstage in our theater. Lights, projections, and gobos can be projected on it
The proscenium arch is:
The picture frame of a stage.
What do you say before you fly anything in?
Caution! Line _______ is flying in!
Stage directions are from whose perspective?
The Actor
A stage that has the audience on three sides of the stage
Thrust
What is the difference of a border and a valence?
A border is traditionally black, a valence is usually nicer material and a different color
The place where the light and sound boards are kept and the board operators sit during a production is called:
The booth.
What is the number one priority when flying things in?
Safety
Upstage is called upstage because.....
Actors used to physically travel up the stage (closer to the back wall) further away from the audience
A stage that could be set up anywhere, outside, on a lake, in our cafeteria
Flexible
What are legs?
The curtains that can fly in or out, that hide the audiences view of the wings.
The imaginary line running from the back of one side of the proscenium arch to the other proscenium.
The Plaster Line
When working in a theater, there is a specific clothing item that should always be on you.....
Closed toed shoes
Downstage is traditionally called down stage because
Actors used to physically travel down the stage (closer to the audience)
Thrust
There are nine areas on a traditional stage what are they?
Center, Downstage Center, Upstage Center, Downstage left, Center left, Upstage Left, Downstage Right, Center Right, Upstage Right