Theater

Question 1

Blackout

Answer 1

light cue- all lights out

Question 2

Farce

Answer 2

Type of play with exaggerated actions

Question 3

Catwalk

Answer 3

Narrow walkway above the stage/audience

Question 4

Cross

Answer 4

An actors movement from one point to another, denoted with an X in the script

Question 5

Crossover

Answer 5

The upstage space behind the acting area that allows performers to move from one side of the stage to the other

Question 6

Floor plan

Answer 6

A scale drawing of the act

Question 7

Cold reading

Answer 7

Presenting written material, that you have never seen for audition

Question 8

Fresnel

Answer 8

Lamp that casts a short, soft-edged beam

Question 9

Cyc

Answer 9

Large thin drape, usually white, hanging from battens on upstage plane

Question 10

Cheat out

Answer 10

Turning the body toward the audience while conversing

Question 11

Blocking

Answer 11

When and where you move on stage

Question 12

Apron of the stage

Answer 12

On the proscenium stage area in front of the main curtain and audience

Question 13

Counter Weight system

Answer 13

Rigging system used to move scnenery, lights and stage equipment

Question 14

Expositing

Answer 14

The who, what,when and where information

Question 15

Antagonist

Answer 15

The character or force opposing the main character in a play

Question 16

Act

Answer 16

A major division of a play