Technical Theatre I Final Exam

gets copies of the audition script so actors can do a cold reading

After securing an audition room, what must stage manager do to help director prepare

Cravat

Big puffy neck tie worn around 1656.

Elizabethan

Which time period where ballon pants all the rave

Sound Plot

Preliminary descriptions of sound cues ideas.

Line Level

Signal voltage from audio equipment to speaker amps.

Design ideas for the show coming up

What are the main topics discussed at production meetings

The performance report

What legal Document is written for every show by Stage Manager

Stage Left to right

How is theatre directions configured in an arena

House Manager

In charge of running the house before the show starts

To make sure you pick a show that the demographics will come to see

What does knowing your target audience mean?

3-5 seconds

Once you get a person to see your poster, how long do they oh have their attention for

Costume Parade

When actors show director their costumes together for the first time.

Swatches

Fabric samples.

Back Stitch

Strongest hand stitch used before sewing machine invention.

On the top back of a dress

Where would one typically see a book and eye on a costume piece or accessory

Plastic Tape Measure

Tool used to take actors' body measurements.

Shears

Tool used to cut fabric in a costume shop.

Empire

Time period when females had a break from corsets.

Seam Ripper

Tool to remove thread from fabric.

Foundation

Base color for skin in makeup.

Nasolabial Folds

Wrinkles running from either side of the nose downward to mouth.

Frontal Eminence

Top of the forehead.

Adding the texture at the end of process

Important step to make a wrinkle look realistic.

Highlight

Make-up representing skin color in strong light.

Make the shadow on the bridge of the nose shorter

How would you make the nose look shorter

Jowls

Created on jawline to suggest sagging cheeks.

Eyes

Most important feature to suggest character.

Hertz

Unit of measurement for sound frequency.

Transducer

Device such as a microphone or speaker that converts input energy of one form into output energy of another is

Amplitude

Measurement of sound wave height, also in dB.

Frequency

Rate of sound vibration, measured in hertz.

Condenser Mic

Microphone needing battery and phantom power just to work properly

Balanced Line

Method carrying audio signal on two wires into shielded cable.

Feedback

Audio loop between microphone and speaker.

XLR

Connector with 3 pins, locks, used for mics and speakers.

Amplifier

Device to power speaker and push sound out to the speaker

Unbalanced Line

Method carrying audio signal on single center-conductor.

pinna, ear canal, ear drum, middle ear, cochlea , auditory nerve, brain

What's the proper flow of sound to the brain

Transducer

Sends an audio signal to sound system

A receiver and a transmitter

A wireless microphone is controlled through 2 components

Spike tape

Stage manger uses to tape down a ground plan to the rehearsal floor

Callboard

Main communication tool between actors, technicians and stage management team

Cane

What's a good rehearsal prop

So all the actors can hear the audiences reactions

Main purpose of preview performance

Make a cross

In blocking notation, what does "X" mean

GO

Term used by Stage Manager to execute a cue

Actors

Stage Directions are always from the perspective of whom

Dry tech

What are the techs first rehearsal called without actors

"Act well your part, there all the honor lies."

Golden Rule of Theatre

All blocking

Most important thing to include in the rehearsal script

stage business

A maid dusting at the end of the table or a man reading a magazine are examples of what blocking term

Pacing

During a long run of a show, actors start to get familiar with a show. Soon, actors will start speeding up lines or really milking a line for all its worth. A Stage Manager must watch this and call it to the actors' attention when they notice it. What is this called?

Rehearsal report

A legal document used by stage manger on a daily basis , which is used before the show opens

Preproduction

First Stage Management Phase

the top

On a publicity poster, where do the eyes first look on a poster

To give viewer a visual concept of the story

Why do you want to create a visual narrative on a poster design

Full color designs catch the eyes of more people and helps them interpret the image

Why are high resolution, glossy, full-color posters better than black and white poster designs?

Proportion, emphasis and balance

What are important design ideas to incorporate into a poster design

1/2 a second

How long do you have to catch a passer-by's attention

The wrinkles on the side of the orbital fossa

What's crows feet

Frequency

The rate at which sound vibrates , which determines pitch as well as being measured in hertz