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The person that oversees all technical elements of a production
What is a stage manager's job during performances?
Calling cues
A manually operated lighting fixture that is designed to track performers onstage
Follow spot
A large painted piece of fabric that goes behind the scenery to establish the setting
Backdrop
What is the first thing to check if a mic isn't working?
The connection to the mic pack
Quick change
What is a palette?
A collection of colors that are cohesive as a group that are used in a design
The person responsible for executing the build of the set
Master carpenter
A spreadsheet/plot that shows how and where all of the set pieces move and who moves them (two terms, 100 points for each term)
Scene Shift Plot or Track Sheet
A large white curtain, pull taut, positioned at the back of the stage
Cyclorama
A curtain that closes halfway down the stage, dividing it into an upstage and downstage area
Midstage traveler
What are two common locations on the face to place microphones?
The cheekbone and the forehead
What are two reasons that stage makeup needs to be more dramatic and exaggerated than regular makeup? (Two reasons)
Bright lights flatten out and wash out features. More dramatic makeup helps audience members that are further away from the stage see facial expressions.
The scheduled time in which everything that entered the stage, wings, and dressing rooms for a show is removed, and any repertory settings are restored
Strike
The person that oversees the preparation, hanging, cabling, focusing, and patching of the stage lighting fixtures
Master electrician
List as many responsibilities of a stage manager during the rehearsal process as you can (100 points per responsibility)
Writing and distributing rehearsal reports, taking blocking notes, communicating with actors about the rehearsal schedule, attending production meetings, coordinating with designers
List three things you can do to trouble shoot a fixture that will not turn on.
Replace the lamp
Check the patching
Check the power and data connectivity
A set constructed of pieces that do not move on or offstage, they stay permanently where they are at the top of the show
Box set
What is used to protect microphones from sweat?
Unlubricated condoms
What are two ways to quick rig a button down shirt?
Snaps and velcro
What is the purpose of a designer run?
It gives designers a time to see a full performance of the play or musical on the stage and set. This creates an opportunity for the designers to see how their designs will work in practice and begin making adjustments before tech week begins.
Person in charge of costumes during the run of the show (performances)
Head of Wardrobe
A form of shorthand that represents how actors move onstage throughout a scene
Blocking notation
What is alternative to blackouts that involves lights being turned on at a very low level in a certain color (100) and what is its purpose (300)?
Blue out.
So that the cast and crew may see where they're going as they move set pieces while still not being very visible to the audience. Certain colors of spike tape will glow under blue lights.
A set constructed from multiple movable pieces that can be rearranged, turned, of moved on and off stage
Unit set
There are two parts to body mics: a box that contains batteries and communicates with the sound console, and a cable with a small microphone on the end. What is the cable called?
Element
How do you prevent costumes from developing a bad smell in between wash days?
Spray them with vodka or with diluted rubbing alcohol
A technical rehearsal without actors, costumes, or props
Dry tech
This person is in charge of everything that happens backstage during performances. (There are two terms here, 400 points for the first term and 100 points for the second term.)
1: Assistant Stage Manager
2: Deck Chief
French Scene Breakdown
List the goals of lighting design in order of importance.
1. Illumination
2. Establishing setting
3. Guiding attention
4. Creating mood
5. Composition
A structure in front of the main curtain that frames the stage
Proscenium
The process of adjusting the level or amplitude of specific frequencies in order to achieve a clear and balanced mix from all of the microphones
Equalization (EQ-ing)
Age, culture, occupation, social status, personality, health, relationship to other characters, role in the show (principal vs ensemble)
Why is the area of the stage further away from the audience called "upstage?"
Stages used to be raked so that the area further away from the audience were higher up off of the ground. This allowed audiences to see the actors that were further away from them. This changed when architects began raking the house instead.