Theatre Appreciation Module 8

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-cover 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 the scene designer, usually done in color, is called a

rendering.

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

scrim

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

technical director.

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

thumbnail sketch

A circular revolving unit that is set into the floor, and which can turn mechanically to bring one set 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 and even actors are brought onstage is called a

wagon.

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.

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.

True

Robert Edmond Jones believes that a stage setting is incomplete until

a performer is on it

If an actor were to stand far upstage next to scenery painted in forced perspective, the result would be that the actor would

appear like a giant in front of the small details of forced perspective scenery.

The objectives of the scene designer do NOT include

assisting in the blocking of the production.