stage craft Flashcards

1
Q

FOH

A

Front of house

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2
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Focus

A

Adjustment of lighting/Projection

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3
Q

Flyman

A

Crew member operating fly equipment

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4
Q

Fly

A

raising scenery above audience

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5
Q

Flown

A

Scenery or equipment which has been flown into the flies

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6
Q

Floods

A

Lights without a lens or gel

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7
Q

Files

A

Area above stage where flown scenery is kept

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8
Q

Flat

A

unit of scenery

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9
Q

Feedback

A

Mic picks up its own signal

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10
Q

Fader

A

Means of controlling lights or sound

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11
Q

Entrance/Exit

A

When an actor comes and goes

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12
Q

Effect

A

Sound/lighting/scenic

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13
Q

Dress Rehearsal

A

Dress full costume/lighting/sound/effects action rehearsal

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14
Q

Dressing

A

to dress set

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15
Q

Dresser

A

crew member that helps with dressing

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16
Q

Costume Parade

A

costume check on stage

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17
Q

Down Stage

A

area of stage nearest audience

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18
Q

Dimmer

A

Device that controls electricity to lights

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19
Q

Designer

A

Creator of sets

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20
Q

Cue to Cue

A

Rehearsal which dialogue is reduced to technical cues

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21
Q

Cue

A

Verbal/physical signal for action

22
Q

Cross fade

A

Change at which channels are increased and lowered

23
Q

Counter weight

A

System used for lowering and raising scenery

24
Q

Control room

A

Where sounds/lighting is controlled

25
Q

Clamp

A

Used to attach lights to bar

26
Q

Choreographer

A

Director of dance/movements

27
Q

Choreograph

A

To choreograph a scene

28
Q

Channel

A

Connected circuit in lighting or sound system

29
Q

Carpenter

A

Maker of scenery

30
Q

Build

A

increase light/sound

31
Q

Bridge

A

Catwalk above auditorium/stage

32
Q

Brace

A

portable support for flat

33
Q

Bar

A

metal tube for hanging scenery

34
Q

ASM

A

Assistant stage manager

35
Q

Action

A

what’s going on onstage

36
Q

Auditorium

A

Where the audience sits

37
Q

Pre Show

A

Period before the show starts

38
Q

Visual Cue

A

Cue taken by an action on stage

39
Q

Wings

A

Out of view areas to the sides of the acting area

40
Q

Etiqutte

A

Social behavior requirements

41
Q

Raked Stage

A

Stage that is raised at the back

42
Q

Marking Out

A

Using tape to show where scenery will be placed

43
Q

Props

A

All items not classified as scenery or costumes

44
Q

Costumes

A

What actors wear on stages

45
Q

Blackout

A

Complete absence of light onstage

46
Q

Proscenium Arch

A

Opening in the wall which stands between stage and auditorium

47
Q

House

A

the audience

48
Q

Black Box

A

Theatre where audience and actors are in the same room surrounded by black curtains

49
Q

Backstage

A

part of stage out of sight of the audience

50
Q

Apron

A

Section of the stage which projects towards or into the auditorium