BACKSTAGE:Theatre Test

This person organizes schedules, keeps track of blocking, and calls the cues for the show.

• Stage Manager

• Lighting Technician

• Sound Engineer

• Costume Designer

To relay lighting and sound cues is to _______ a show.

• Call

• Direct

• Produce

• Manage

The narrow black curtains hung on the side of the stage that hide actors waiting in the wings are called:

• Legs

• Borders

• Tabs

• Teasers

This term describes the act of taking down the set after the closing of a show.

• Strike

• Load-in

• Rehearsal

• Blocking

A painted cloth across the back of the stage is called a:

• Backdrop

• Curtain

• Screen

• Drape

The name given to the large white curtain or wall at the back of the stage area, commonly used for lighting effects is:

• Backdrop

• Cyclorama

• Scrim

• Proscenium

The theatrical term for the extinguishing of all lights on the stage is:

• Blackout

• Fade out

• Curtain call

• Spotlight off

A frame covered with canvas or plywood on which scenery is painted is called a:

• Backdrop

• Flat

• Easel

• Canvas

The term "prop" is a term shortened from what word?

• Property

• Proposition

• Proposal

• Proprietary

If a stagehand says, "I spiked a chair" should you inspect it for damages?

• Yes, it might be damaged.

• No, it is a theater term meaning to mark the position.