Chapter 10

Canvas stretched on wood with the side facing the audience painted to look like a solid wall is called a

flat

The development of a ________ is an extremely important step in preparing for the show to begin rehearsals so the actors and director know how their patterns of movement will be affected by the placement of scenic elements and/or furniture.

floor plan or ground plan

A firm material called lauan placed on a wooden or hollow metal frame, which can be painted and, in addition, have three-dimensional plastic moldings attached to it to create cornices, chair rails, and other features, is called a

hard flat

a small-scale, three-dimensional version of the set is called a

model

Stage right and stage left mean the right and left side, respectively, from the perspective of the

performers facing the audience

a fairly complete sketch made by scene designers, usually does in color is called

rendering

a gauze or cloth screen which when painted and lit from the front appears solid, but when lit from behind becomes t transparent is called a

scrim

the person responsible for seeing the scenery, platforms, and other elements are built, painted and installed onstage is called

technical director

a rough sketch that provides the basis for further discussions between the director and the scene designer is called

thumbnail sketch

A moving belt or band that moves across the stage, on which scenery, props, or performers can move on and offstage, is called a

treadmill

a circle set into the floor which can turn mechanically to bring one et into view as another disappears is a

turntable

If an actor is near the edge of the stage closest to the audience, and she turns her back and walks away from the audience, she is walking

upstage

a low platform on wheels upon which set pieces are brought onstage is called a

wagon

Spectacular stage effects like Chariot Races using real horses running on treadmill stages were fairly common place and extremely popular in the theatre during the:

Renaissance

A stage set should tell the audience

When the play takes place where the play takes place what kind of characters the play is about

Robert Edmond Jones believed that a stage setting is incomplete until

a performer is on it

the objective of the scene designer do not include

assisting in the blocking of the production