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Strike

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removal of the set form the performance space after a production closes; Ex. Having a strike set days in HS,

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Sound Mixer

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a device need by the sound designer to key multiple sounds, merging them into one stream of sound ex. Storm, use multiple sounds at one time

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Sound plot

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a detailed list of cue numbers, playbech systems, and source directions for all sound cues for a production, IM.runs smoothly

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Prompt Book

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a copy of the play text used by the stage management team, noted with all rehearsals work, such as blocking, scene changes IM. Good for new actors

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Limelight-

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produces a focused, intense light through the combination of gas, hydrogen, oxygen and lime, IM stepping stone to current lights

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Light plot

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a map of lighting instruments, their positions, and their connections, that a lighting designer will use in a production

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Instrument Schedule

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a detailed list of each instrument used, including its specifications, position, color filter, area lit, circuit into which it is plugged, and dimmer that control it. IM organizational thing

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Gobos

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  • Metal plates with stencils cut out so that the light projects a pattern, such leaves onto the stage, IM adds texture and visual elements
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Gels

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Colored sheets of plastic, Mylar, or acetcle used widely an all instrument, ot change the colors of the light projected, IM mood night

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Gas table

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  • precursor to the modern lighting control board, enabling one individual to control all the gas lights in a theatre IM simplistic precursor
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Fresnel

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  • Also known as a spherical reflector spotlight, an electric instrument that produces a soft edged light and is widely used today
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Foot lights-

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lights- housed at the front of the stage along the edge of the apron that throw a rather unflettering light upward (candles) IM, phantom, showed us what not todo

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Follow Spot-

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Sharp-edged lighting used of follow an actor with light, IM singles them out/ directs audience

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Ellipsoidal

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an electric lighting instrument, also known as the leko, that gives off a much sharper-edged light then the Fresnel

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Carbon Arc-

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  • a harsh, noisy light that combines electricity with stick of carbon
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Automated lighting

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can be computer programmed to change direction, focus, and color for more flexiblility with fewer instruments and fewer human operators Im. Inefficient and utilize the people you have

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Director’s concept

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a brief statement that communicate the director’s overall vision for a production. IM same page west side story- modern twist

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Wings/border

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scenic pieces that aid in the creation of perspective on a proscenium stage

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6 visual elements-

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line, shape, space, ornamentation, color, and texture (basic building blocks of a design’s work)

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Swatches

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small sample pieces of a fabric, IM. Clashing of colors

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Stock-

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refers to scenery or costumes that a theatre has on hand, from which they may draw for productions, Costume closet, pay less money

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Scrim

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  • a sheet of thin, gauzy fabric through which light can pass, Im. depth
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Scenography

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scene design that emphasizes the conceptualization of space in three dimensions, combined with time IM- depth

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Romanticism

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developed in part as a reaction against the restrictions of Neoclassim and the intellectualism of the Enlightenment, emphasized subjectivity and emotions IM. Developed a new ideas

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Renderings
- designers’ completed drawings or pointing, that indicate how a set or costume should look on stage IM. preview
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Realism
a movement that developed as a reaction against the escapism of melodrama, seeking to confront the social ills of nineteenth- century industries society (made melodrama very important) IM.
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Props
items separate from the scenery that are used by the actor, including furniture, hangings, and hand props
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6 principles of design
balance, variety, proportion, rhythm, focus, harmony
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Perspective
a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationship, such as the simulation of distance, on a flat surface IM near and far depth
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New Stagecraft
- a movement in the US into the early decades of the twentieth century, in which designers advocated the use of simplified, nonrealistic settings; lighting as a major design conpment; and the search for alternatives to the proscenium IM. History of theatre
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Postmodern
an umbrella term for a philosophy, a condition, or a movement in the contemporary world that reflects such characteristics as pastiche, fragmentation, disunity and suspicion of anyone explanation for things; after modernism leveling the playing field
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Load-in
the movement of the set form the construction area to the performance space, usually supervised by the technical director IM gets everything together practice for actors
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Interculturalism
between or among two or more cultures, drawing on a wide range of culture to Im. To make people more diverse, lion king
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Flat
a wooden or metal frame onto which canvas or other material has been stretched and attached, then pointed IM base of scenery
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Elevations
Drawings for the stage from the front, rear, and sides all drawn to scale- that indicate suggested materials and methods for set construction IM. Helps with blocking blue print
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Drop
painted canvas hung at the back of the stage to help define locale
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Dress parade-
an event in witch actors appear onstage in their costumes so that the director and creative team can see each garment under the light and against the set, before it is finished for wear in a production. IM make sure that everything goes okay
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Cyclorama
a series of starched- taut curtains- or one long curtain- that surrounds the stage on three sides; and are used, to geat effect, to represent the sky or infinite space
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Costume Chart-
a “map” of what each character wears in each scene, developed so that the overall organization of the costumes can be seen at a glance
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Box Set
- a series of hard flats interconnected to give the appearance of three walls of a room. The “room” is filled with furniture and props to give the appearance of a real-life environment IM form of realism
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Aesthetics
the study of the nature of beauty Im visual elements, the set props
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Technical rehearsals
rehearsals in the last phase of the rehearsal process that involve the integration and honing of all of the design and technical aspects of the production, paper tech- director stage manager and designers; dry tech- queues without actors; and wet tech- qs with actor Im fixes flaws through out process
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Table work
the initial read- through and discussion of the play text at the beginning of the rehearsal process, often literally done while the actor, stage manager, and the design team sit around a table IM. Let everyone get acquainted with the play and each other
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Stage business
activities in which the actor engages on stage
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Improvisation
acting technique that emphasizes immediate response as opposed to rehearsed behavior Im if something goes wrong an actor can cover
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Ground plan
a diagram or map of the dimensions of the playing area on a stage IM. Designers know what they are working with
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Blocking
the process of creating and fixing the actors movement about the stage during rehearsal
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Casting
the process of selecting actors for a theatrical production
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Auteur
French term for the types of directors who work as the primary creative forces behind a production; emphasizes interpretation in the theatrical process
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Actor manager-
- an actor who serves as the head of a theatre or theatre company; a precursor to the director; common form the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries (Shakespeare) IM start of directors
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Royalties
the fees per performance granted to the author (and his or her representatives) of a play
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Readings
the script-in-hand verbal communication of the words of a play, usually early into the play’s development, the actors of readers may sit or engage in a staged reading with blocking
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Play doctor
- a writer who fixes a “flawed” play at the last minute in a production process; no longer common as such Spiderman
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Neoclassical age
a period in Europe during and after the Renaissance characterized by a renewed interest in the classics of Greece and Rome, such as the philosophies of Aristotle or the plays of Seneca (many in positions of power urged artist and writers to follow the neoclassical rules) (make theatre realistic)3 unities= time don’t exceed over 24hrs, place could only go places that they could realistically get to, and action characters should never behave as not their actual class
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Cycle plays-
medieval plays, also known as mystery plays based on stories form the Bible and elaborately staged, often during Christian festivals IM. Only type of theatre, second Shepard’s play
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Collective creation
- the collaboration on the creation of a play and/or production by a group of writers, actor, directors, etc IM. More diverse
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Beijing Opera-
a classical traditional Chinese form that combines music, dance, and speech with elaborate, codifed costumes, makeup, and movement
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Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
first director from German
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Technical Director
(TD)build the sets for the director
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Josef Svoboda
transition in scenery towards new stage craft (painted flats to depth and actual buildings)
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Master Electrician
- person who actually hangs the light and focuses them
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Stage manager
oversee the running of the rehearsal and performance processes queuing, coach incoming actors

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