Set DESIGN MIDTERM QUIZ

Material that is hung to the side of the stage to create entrances and exits are called...

• flying rigged

• cyclorama

• tabs or legs

• rostra

Fixed rectangular fabric panels framed with wood that can be painted/decorated to create scenery are called...

• boards

• flats

• tabs

• cyclorama

These are used to weight down flats and other temporary pieces of set to avoid movement and make safe for actors use.

• steel decking

• rostra

• blocks

• stage weight

Which type of set piece provides a higher acting area than the stage deck/floor itself and is on wheels?

• cyclorama

• platform

• wagon

• roll tower

System of ropes and pulleys that enable set to be lowered/raised into position quickly and quietly.

• set

• cyclorama

• fly system

• revolve

A circular part of the stage that turns is called a...

• revolve

• turn table

• spinner

• in the round

White background wall or flat curtain at the back of the stage used to project set onto.

• cyclorama

• back wall

• flats

• revolve

Set that cannot be moved during a performance is known as _____________ set.

• box

• fixed

• movable

• flexible

Small wheels that can be attached to the bottom of pieces of set to make them easy to move around the stage.

• cyclorama

• flat

• little wheel

• caster

The director's design concept allows a production to have a unique look, mood, time period, or style. It also unifies the design choices. One example of a design concept is

• Cruella DeVille's long cigarette holder being used more than once

• The Sponge Bob theme song played at the beginning and end of the show, as well as before intermission

• Spider Man's flying sequences being never done before in a theater

• Lion King's claw marks added to the stage floor, the costumes, masks, and Pride Rock