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Build A Wall
My Strongest Suit
If They Could See Me Now!
Papa Can You Hear Me?
100
The area directly offstage.
What are the wings?
100
Stairs that run from the stage into the wings.
What are escape stairs?
100
What it is called when you shorten a costume.
What is a hem?
100
The terms used to describe the two general tones of lighting gels.
What is warm and cool?
100
The area of the body where the microphone part of a body mic should be worn.
What is the hairline?
200
The area of the theatre that the audience sits in.
What is the house?
200
Framework, normally made out of wood or metal, frequently covered with fabric or thin plywood.
What is a flat?
200
The type of fabric that mock up costumes are made from.
What is muslin?
200
A directive for action, for example, a change in the lighting.
What is a cue?
200
To blend the electronic signals created by several sound sources.
What is a mix?
300
The area of the stage called that is downstage of the proscenium
What is the apron?
300
The type of set that doesn't move.
What is a unit set?
300
The part of the process where the actors put on their costumes together so the director can see the full vision.
What is a costume parade?
300
To connect a stage circuit to a dimmer circuit.
What is a patch?
300
A group of speakers hung together.
What is a cluster?
400
The curtain that goes across the top with each set of legs to help frame the stage.
What is the border?
400
A moving piece of scenery comprised of 3 flats together in a triangular fashion.
What is a periaktoi?
400
The typical type of shoe with a heel that an actress would wear.
What is a character shoe?
400
A device used to adjust the spill of lights on a fresnel.
What is a barn door?
400
A microphone that is hung in the air to catch the sound of multiple people.
What is an area mic?
500
The pipe of lighting instruments that is the most downstage.
What is the first electric?
500
A drop made from translucent or transparent material.
What is a scrim?
500
The art of making hats.
What is millinery?
500
The lighting instrument with the longest light throw. (that we own)
What is an ellipsoidal or source 4
500
The intensity of sound.
What is the level?