Design

Question 1

Truck

Answer 1

A moving platform on which a piece of scenery is built to facilitate scene changing

Question 2

Flies

Answer 2

The space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery

Question 3

Transformative set

Answer 3

A theatrical convention of metamorphosis, in which a character, group of characters, stage properties or scenery undergo visible change

Question 4

Haze

Answer 4

Haze vs Fog/Smoke. Haze is an atmospheric effect that will basically put “liquid dust” (a fine mist) into the air to enhance lighting. It makes beams of light visible and is used in almost any large concert

Question 5

Backdrop

Answer 5

A large piece of cloth, often with scenery painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed

Question 6

Gauze

Answer 6

A thin curtain that can be lit either from the front to make it opaque, or from behind to make it transparent

Question 7

Revolve

Answer 7

Theatrical device for scene changes, or shifts, by which three or more settings are constructed on a turntable around a central pivot and revolved before the audience

Question 8

Set dressings

Answer 8

smaller items that add details to a set

Question 9

Set Furniture

Answer 9

Anything used by actors onstage. The telephone which multiple characters use. The dinnerware and glassware which is used at the start

Question 10

Platform

Answer 10

A stationary, standard flat walking surface for actors to perform on