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An expert who supervises the activities of all technical departments
Who is a Technical Director?
Person responsible for everything an audience hears during a theatrical production, from sound effects to the actors' voices
Who is the Sound Designer?
Any of the lines of sight between the spectators and the stage
What is a sight line?
A name given to a pipe batten wired and used to support lighting equipment in a theater
The best directors are all very good ___________.
What are collaborators?
This person coordinates all aspects of a theatre production, especially rehearsals, to ensure the successful delivery of the performance
Who is the Stage Manager?
Person responsible for the visual appearance of the actors
Who is the Costume Designer?
A fancy name for a set design sketch
What is a rendering?
A painted curtain that hangs in the back of the stage to indicate scenery
What is a backdrop?
Directors take _______ and make it come alive.
What is text?
The person responsible for obtaining all props needed for the production
Who is the prop master?
Someone who operates the permanent weighted systems in theatres which are used to raise and lower scenery on stage
Who is the flyrail operator?
A set with a proscenium arch stage and three walls. The proscenium opening is the fourth wall
What is a box set?
A long metal pipe suspended above the stage or audience from which lighting fixtures, theatrical scenery, and theater drapes and stage curtains may be hung
What is a batten?
___________ is a technical rehearsal WITHOUT the actors
What is a dry tech?
Works with the director, set designer, costume designer, and sound designer to create the lighting for a performance
Who is the lighting designer?
Person responsible for operating the lighting control system for a specific production
Who is the Light Board Operator?
A backdrop that is often white, so it can be turned different colors by shining light on it.
What is a cyclorama (cyc)?
A mobile platform that is used to support and transport movable, three-dimensional theatrical scenery on a stage
What is a wagon?
When designing, it is very important to do as much ______ as possible
What is research?
Describes the members of the technical crew who supervise and operate the various technical aspects of the production during a performance
Who are the run crew?
Person responsible for implementing the lighting design for a production drawn up by the lighting designer
Who is the Master Electrician?
When three or more settings are constructed on a turntable around a central pivot and turned before the audience
What is a revolve?
A kind of fabric curtain that when lit from the front they appear as a solid piece of fabric. When lit from the rear they become semi transparent, creating a silhouette effect
What is a scrim?
In a theatre with the audience on one side, the ___________ is the stage opening.
What is the proscenium?