Theater appreciation
spectacular stage effects chariot races and houses burning down were fairly commonplace and extremely popular in the theater during the
19th century
Robert Edmond believed a stage setting is incomplete until
A performer is on the stage
Objective of the scene designer does not include
Assisting in the blocking of the production
Flat
Canvas stretched on wood with the side facing the audience painted to look like a solid wall
Turntable
Circular revolving unit that is set into the floor which can turn mechanically to bring on set into view as another disappears
Scrim
Cloth screen painted and lit from the front appears solid but when lit from behind becomes transparent
Costume designers rarely meet the actors who wear the costumes
False
Undergarments are not a concern of the costume designer
False
True
Full stage evocative scene designs can offer such an imaginative central image that stage design has even become an essential aspect of major rock concert tours
Wagon
Low platform on wheels
Model
Small 3 dimensional version of a set
Stage right and stage left mean the right and left side from the perspective of
The performers facing the audience
Rough sketch that provides the basis for farther discussion between the director and designer
Thumbnail
Invention of Velcro and the use of whopper poppers are a quick change
True
Makeup and wigs are the costume designers responsibility
True
Masks can be used to create stereotypes
True
Stage set should tell the audience
When and where the play takes place and what kind of characters are in the play