Quiz 2

Question 1

Black Box

Answer 1

A kind of studio theatre where the audience and actors are in the same room, surrounded by black tab, curtains, or walls. Doesn’t necessarily describe audience layout.

Question 2

Wings

Answer 2

1) the out of view areas to the sides of the acting areas

2) scenery standing where the acting area joins these technical areas

Question 3

Turntable/revolver

Answer 3

A disc built into the stage floor on which scenery can be set and the driven into view. Can be electrically chain driven, or manually pushed into position over a center pivot. A resolve can also be built on top of an existing stage

Question 4

Vomitory

Answer 4

An auditorium entrance or exit up through banked seating from below
Dates back to Roman times and was in coliseums

Question 5

Wagons

Answer 5

A large rolling platform used to shift and entire setting or portion of a setting at once. Scenes can be set offstage and come onstage with one swift move to this often enables incredibility complex and otherwise time-consuming scene changes to occur almost quickly

Question 6

Confetti canon

Answer 6

Air-propelled cannons for piece of confetti

Question 7

Winches

Answer 7

Mechanical devices used for dragging or lifting scenery on and offstage. There are many diff types of and configurations available based on design weight and application and can do the work of many hands

Question 8

Cue to cue

Answer 8

Cutting out action and dialogue between cues during a technical rehearsal, saves time

Question 9

Cyclorama

Answer 9

Usually shortened to just “cyc”, it is a curved plain cloth or plastered wall fitting the rear of the stage or TV studio. Often used as a sky backing to a traditional set, or as the main backing for a dance piece, etc. although strictly a cyc should be curved, most are flat with curved wraparound ends

Question 10

Flat

Answer 10

A lightweight wood frame covered with scenic canvas. Now usually covered with plywood or hardboard and consequently not so lightweight. Most theatres have a range of stock flats made to a standard size, and re-used many times.

Question 11

Rail

Answer 11

A horizontal batten within a flat

Question 12

Stile

Answer 12

A side or vertical piece within a flat

Question 13

Sill

Answer 13

Bottom rail of a flat

Question 14

Indoor pyrotechnics

Answer 14

A device that emits little smoke and creates sparks, flame, or other indoor effect

Question 15

Switcher

Answer 15

Provides the video operator the ability to electronically change between two or more cameras and cue pre-recorded videos

Question 16

Front of the House (FOH)

Answer 16

1) every part of the theatre in front of the proscenium arch. Includes former areas open to the general public.
2) all lighting which is on the audience side of the proscenium and are focused towards the stage

Question 17

Rear of House (ROH)

Answer 17

Backstage areas of the theatre