Chapter 5

Question 1

the basic purpose of design is to?

Answer 1

transform something so it may be seen, by a willing viewer, as something else: in a different world

Question 2

types of designers

Answer 2

• lighting
• sound
• makeup/hair
• costume
• set

Question 3

lighting

Answer 3

i. Looks of the theatre: dusk, middle day hot
1. Temperature: cool or hot
ii. Spotlight – means something
iii. Gels – little square plastic tinted; color wheel

Question 4

sound

Answer 4

i. Creating sound that transform our world into the world of play through sound

Question 5

makeup/hair

Answer 5

• wigs or intricate hair styles

Question 6

costume

Answer 6

designers to builders

Question 7

• set

Answer 7

i. Design all set/backdrops/pieces of furniture, flatforms
ii. Create a model perfect dimension of theatre itself
iii. Carpenters, painters
iv. Technical team lead by technical director

Question 8

technical director

Answer 8

1. Responsible for technical aspect of play

a. The stagehands change sceneray and costumes and handle probs

Question 9

four staging formats (stages)

Answer 9

• proscenium
• arena
• black box
• thrust

Question 10

procesnium

Answer 10

• traditional, framed

Question 11

arena

Answer 11

• theatre in the round

Question 12

black box

Answer 12

• intimate

- painted black

Question 13

thrust

Answer 13

• thrust out into the audience, audience on 3 sides

Question 14

props

Answer 14

a or handheld object used in a play production such as a telephone, book, etc…

Question 15

flat

Answer 15

A wooden frame covered in fabric and then painted, often to resemble a wall or a portion of a wall

Question 16

drapery

Answer 16

fabric, often black, mainly used as neutral scenery to hide actors when they leave the lit (active) area of the stage

Question 17

platform

Answer 17

a table-like construction of any height, built to be stood upon, that creates raised flooring for a designated portion of the stage

Question 18

stage manager

Answer 18

• One of most important people in play
• Support director
• Keep tract of actors; email calltimes, schedules
• Takes notes during rehearsal process, where directors directing actors to move
• When curtain rises on first night on show opingeing, director not incharge, stage manager is
• Runs the show; everyone shows up on time, make calls late. Oversea entire team of ppl, calling the show, actors in places when almost time. When it starts, light, sound, curtain, actor cue.