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WorksheetsTechnical Theatre Terms
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The command given to technical departments to carry out a particular operation.
a)
cue
b)
luminaire
c)
load
d)
counter rake
2.
The international term for lighting equipment.
a)
luminaire
b)
load
c)
counter rake
d)
curtain time
3.
The electrical power rating, in Watts, of the equipment connected to a particular lighting dimmer.
a)
load
b)
counter rake
c)
curtain time
d)
backlight
4.
The act of modifying furniture or props by shortening the upstage legs etc. so that they can stand level on a raked stage.
a)
counter rake
b)
curtain time
c)
backlight
d)
counterweight system
5.
The advertised start time of the performance.
a)
curtain time
b)
backlight
c)
counterweight system
d)
deus ex machina
6.
Light coming from upstage, behind scenery or actors, to sculpt and separate them from the background.
a)
backlight
b)
counterweight system
c)
deus ex machina
d)
double handling
7.
Method of flying scenery which uses a cradle containing weights to counterbalance the weight of flown scenery.
a)
counterweight system
b)
deus ex machina
c)
double handling
d)
black hole
8.
Latin for “god out of the machine.” A plot device whereby a seemingly inextricable problem is suddenly solved. As a technical term, this refers to an actor being lowered from the flies, as if he were a god.
a)
deus ex machina
b)
double handling
c)
black hole
d)
props table
9.
Moving scenery and other equipment more than necessary because it wasn’t properly sorted or positioned in the first place.
a)
double handling
b)
black hole
c)
props table
d)
color correction
10.
Accidentally unlit portion of the stage.
a)
black hole
b)
props table
c)
color correction
d)
door slam
11.
Table in convenient offstage area on which properties are prepared prior to a performance and to which they should be returned after use.
a)
props table
b)
color correction
c)
door slam
d)
set dresser
12.
The use of color filters to denote the different color temperatures of different light sources.
a)
color correction
b)
door slam
c)
set dresser
d)
fills
13.
A small wooden box with a heavy door and various bolts and locks used to simulate slamming and other door sound effects offstage.
a)
door slam
b)
set dresser
c)
fills
d)
tat
14.
Member of production staff who is responsible for the props and furniture that are required on the set.
a)
set dresser
b)
fills
c)
tat
d)
double handling
15.
Term for speakers additional to the main PA to improve the sound in particular locations (e.g. ‘Front fills’ add sound at the front of the auditorium which might be just out of range of the main PA stacks at the sides of the stage).
a)
fills
b)
tat
c)
double handling
d)
black
16.
(slang) Small but still useful offcuts of cloth or wood.
a)
tat
b)
double handling
c)
black hole
d)
props table
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