Tech Theatre Practice Test

Who is the most powerful person in a theater?

Producer

The producer is responsible for the ___________, or how he or she spends the money.

Budget

The director and producer work together to hire a _______________.

Design team

Who is the director usually hired by?

The producer

The director has final say-so on matters of the ________________.

Creative concept

Who is responsible for keeping the production within budget?

Business manager

The _____________ is responsible for making all the dances for the performers.

Choreographer

Who are the carpenters led by?

Master carpenter

Items that look movable on stage when the lights come up

Set props

What crew is responsible for anything an actor wears on stage?

Costume crew

The ___________ is with the show from the time it is cast, to the final performance. He or she follows the prompt book.

Stage manager

If crews continue their jobs through the performance of the show they become_________________.

Running crews

A technical rehearsal without the actors present

Dry tech

_____________ adds the actors in and can be called a technical rehearsal.

Wet tech

What are the people who run the light board during a show called?

Light operators

When scenery moves on and off stage horizontally from the wings it is the responsibility of the __________________.

Deck crew

When scenery moves in and out from above the stage it is the responsibility of the _____________________.

Fly crew

A _____________________ theater is designed so the actors are always facing the audience.

Proscenium

A benefit of the proscenium theater is that you have a lot more options regarding ____________________.

Scenery

What is a drawback of a proscenium stage?

Distance

What stage is a cross between a proscenium and arena stage?

Thrust

On a thrust stage the actors have audience on ________ sides of them.

Three

_______________ and __________________ are not as easy on thrust as they are on a proscenium stage.

Scenery and special effects

An ___________________ stage is very flexible, and seats audiences on all sides of the actors.

Arena

An important aspect of arena staging is __________________________ so the actors are in their most open position.

Playing the diagonals

With arena staging you can't do _______________________

Special effects

What is the place where the audience sits called?

Auditorium

What position is in the very back of the auditorium?

Sound mix position

Where do the lighting technicians control the lights from?

Control booth

What is located a flight above the auditorium?

Front of house

What is the stage opening called?

Proscenium

What are the lighting positions on the sides of the proscenium called?

Alcoves or splay ports

The area between the main curtain and orchestra pit is called the _______________.

Apron

What is the large open space with pipes, curtains, and lighting instruments called?

Fly space

Empty pipes

Battens

What are the lighting positions over the stage called?

Electrics

A series of weights, pipes and ropes used to hang, counter-balance,

and fly scenery, curtains, and electrics in and out of sight of the audience.

Counterweight system

Anyone using a counterweight system needs to be trained by a _______________________________.

Certified rigger

The curtain just upstage from the main curtain is called the _______________________

Grand drape or grand border

The rest of the curtains that hide the fly space from the audience are called ______________________________

Teasers

Curtains that can close off part of the stage from the audience's view are called _______________________________.

Travelers

A ___________________ is a large backdrop that is the last curtain.

Cyc

A specialty curtain that looks a lot like a cyc is called a ______________.

Scrim

Lighting outlets in the stage floor itself.

Floor pockets

The__________________________ is the nerve center of a theater.

Call board

The _______________________ is where the carpenters build the sets, and the scenic artists paint

them.

Scene shop

The _______________ is where costumes are cut out, sewn, and fitted to each actor.

Costume shop

The _______________________is where the actors hang out when they're not on-stage for an

extended time.

Green room

This is

called lighting the stage for __________________, or seeing what needs to be seen.

Visibility

Lighting where there is an obvious source of light visible to the audience is called

________________________________.

Motivated light

Lighting where the audience can't see an obvious source of light on stage, is called

_________________________________.

Random light

____________________________________ on stage is when we use lighting to help the

audience figure out what time of day it is, where the play takes place, and other aspects

of the physical environment of the play.

Establishing the environment

Showing the audience where to look on stage is called ______________________________.

Placing the action

____________________________is lighting the stage to get an emotional response from the

audience.

Creating the mood

Electricity goes to your ________________________.

Dimmers

The dimmers are connected to your _________________________.

Controllers

The dimmers then send electricity out through the __________________

Circuits

_________________________ is how bright or dim light is.

Intensity

We measure electricity in _____________ and ______________.

Watts and amps

The color of light is controlled by using ___________________

Gels

Mixing warm and cool colors of light creates __________________ light.

Neutral

The side the warm color of light is on is called the _____________________

Key light

The side the cool color of light is on is called the ______________________

Fill light

A _______________________ produces light that washes the entire stage with light.

Floodlight

Diffused light has a short ________________

Throw

A _____________________ produces a very controlled, or concentrated light.

Spotlight

Concentrated light has a long ______________

Throw

The __________________________ can't exceed the dimmer capacity.

Dimmer load

The most basic floodlight

Scoop light

A floodlight that can change colors

Cyc light

The distribution of floodlights is controlled by ____________ and _________________

Lenses and reflectors

The most inexpensive spotlight

Par can

A______________________is a medium throw spotlight that uses a special lens to give a soft-edged light.

Fresnel

The edges of the light from a fresnel can be squared off somewhat by

using a ___________________

Barndoor

Possibly the most used lighting instrument in theater is called a _____________.

Leko

A leko is a ___________ throw instrument that

can have a very hard, controllable edge.

Long

_________________ are metal patterns that can be

slid into a pattern holder, and then into a slot, right by the shutters, to project a

pattern on stage

Gobos

____________ are more expensive than fresnels and floodlights,

Lekos

A ______________ is used to place the action and draw the audience's attention to featured performers.

Follow spot

director

person responsible for interpreting the script, creating a viable production concept, and directing the actors

producer

person who selects the script, finds the financial backing, and hires all production personnel

stage manager

person who assists the director during rehearsals and manages all backstage activity once the play has opened

arena stage

a stage completely surrounded by the audience

proscenium stage

a stage configuration in which the spectators watch the action through a rectangular opening (the proscenium arch) that resembles a picture frame

traverse stage

a stage where the audience is on both sides of the stage, works for a small rectangular room and intimate plays

thrust stage

a stage projecting into, and surrounded on three sides by, the audience

set props

a large, moveable item, not built into the set, that is used in some way by an actor, such as a sofa, floor lamp, table, and so forth

hand props

a small item that is handled or carried by an actor

decorative props

any item that is used to enhance the setting visually but is not specifically touched by an actor, such as window curtains, pictures, books in a bookcase

black box theatre

flexible staging encourages and demands ingenuity from the production design team

counterweight arbor

a metal cradle that hold counterbalancing weights used in flying

cue

a directive for action, for example, a change in the lighting

prompt book

a copy of the script with details about each actor's blocking as well as the location, timing, and, as necessary, action, of all set prop, light, and sound cues

technical rehearsal

run-throughs in which the sets, lights, props, and sound are integrated into the action of the play

lighting rehearsal

a run-through, without actors, attended by the director, stage manager, lighting designer, and appropriate running crews to look at the intensity, timing, and placement of the various lighting cues

dress rehearsal

a run-through with all technical elements, including costumes and makeup

shift rehearsal

a rehearsal, without actors, where the director, scenic designer, technical director, and stage manager work with the scenery and prop crews to perfect the choreography and timing of all scenic and prop shifts

scrim

a drop made from translucent or transparent material

fly

to raise an object or person above the stage floor

grid

a network of steel I beams supporting elements of the counterweight system