Stage Areas
What area of the stage is furthest from the audience?
Upstage
What is a gradual increase or decrease in light or sound?
Fade
Who designs the dances for the musical. numbers in a production?
Choreographer
A stage surrounded by the audience on all 4 sides
Arena
Wha tis the turning point and highest moment of tension in a play?
Climax
True or False? Stage Directions are from the audience's point of view.
False
If you wanted to add color to a lighting fixture, what could you use?
Gel
Who creates a story and has legal right to ensure the script is directed as intended?
Playwright
Stage that sticks out into the audience, audience is on 3 sides.
Thrust
What is a story, scene or speech performed by one actor?
Monologue
Come stand Upstage Left.
Upstage Left
True or False? A circular saw cuts in straight lines.
True
Who works directly with the audience and coordinates ushers, runs the box office, and collects ticket-stubs?
House Manager
What is it called when you portray a scene without rehearsal or a script?
Improvisation
What is it called when you make up a line on the spot?
Ad-Lib
Downstage Right.
What does it called when you aim and adust a light to give the beam its desired size?
Focus
Who provides organizational support to the director crew, and technicians backstage during rehearsals and performances?
Stage Manager
Stage with the audience on one side, as if looking through a picture frame
Proscenium
What is the literary format and organization of how plays are written?
Dramatic Structure
This part of the stage extends past the proscenium arch, toward the audience.
Apron
Which lighting fixture is able to change from spot to flood?
Fresnel
Who puts together the package: financing, management, publicity, and artistic teams?
Producer
What is a frozen stage picture created by actors using their bodies and facial expressions?
Tableau
Which lighting fixture can pan, tilt, and change color?
Intelligent Lighting