Areas of the stage
the location of the black star on medico's poster
what is center stage?
audience on one side
what is proscenium?
the top of the theatre jobs hierarchy.
Who is the producer?
The principles of design.
What are shape, color, space, and line?
the official name for the big curtain in the front
What is the grand drape?
The other name for Audience sitting space
What is the house?
audience on three sides
what is a thrust stage?
The responsibility of the technical director.
What is oversee the technical aspects of the show and keep the show budget?
Describe the costume design process.
Read the script, do necessary research, find inspiration, create sketches, create renderings, build costumes.
the name of the skinny curtains hanging on the side of the stage.
What are the legs?
the location of the red triangle on Medico's poster.
Down stage left
audience on four sides.
What is an arena stage?
The job of the running crew.
To move set pieces, props, and any other back stage jobs given by the stage manager during a show.
To show, in a three dimensional space, the full set. this is useful to the director and the choreographers and actors when they are blocking a show so they know how much space they have.
the pipe that curtains are hung on.
What are batons?
the location of the blue circle on Medico's poster.
what is stage right?
What are some scenic design considerations you need to make with a proscenium stage?
making sure everything is facing the audience so the actors are visible.
the job of the director.
What is to create the vision of the overall show and communicate this idea to all designers, choreographers, and actors.
The difference between inspiration and plagiarism.
inspiration is taking elements from one look and changing them into something that fits your show. Plagiarism is taking the exact design from one designer and copying it.
The pipe that lighting instruments are hung on.
What are electrics?
Name all 9 areas of the stage.
dsL, DSC, DSR, SL, C, SR, USL, UC, USR
keeping the set small enough to be able to see the actors, making sure the set isn't facing one singular direction so the actors are facing all directions at some point.
The stage manager's responsibilities.
Keep detailed notes on rehearsals, be the contact between designers and director, keep the designers and technical director up to date with show needs, be the main contact between the actors and the director, communicate necessary information to the cast, call the light and sound cues during show.
List the areas of design (we did projects for three of the five)
set, costume, sound, lights, props
Describe how a scrim works.
An open weave fabric that can appear solid when lit from the front, or see through if lit from behind.