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Technical Theatre Terms 3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the cage in a flying system where the operators put the counterweight to balance the scenery.

a)

arbor

b)

beam

c)

border

d)

call

2.

the horizontal lighting position over the audience.

a)

beam

b)

border

c)

call

d)

deck

3.

a horizontal drape that runs across the top of the stage.

a)

border

b)

call

c)

deck

d)

drop

4.

the announcement made backstage telling cast and crew how many minutes remain before curtain time.

a)

call

b)

deck

c)

drop

d)

flyman

5.

the stage floor.

a)

deck

b)

drop

c)

flyman

d)

footing

6.

a flat piece of painted fabric that forms part of the scenery.

a)

drop

b)

flyman

c)

footing

d)

hot spot

7.

the person that operates the flying system.

a)

flyman

b)

footing

c)

hot spot

d)

knife

8.

bracing a flat with your foot while it is being raised from a horizontal position to a vertical one.

a)

footing

b)

hot spot

c)

knife

d)

legs

9.

the center of a beam of light.

a)

hot spot

b)

knife

c)

legs

d)

mixer

10.

a slender piece of metal attached to a platform that sticks down into a groove in the floor and helps to keep the platform moving straight.

a)

knife

b)

legs

c)

mixer

d)

nap

11.

drapes that hang to the side of the stage that hide the backstage area.

a)

legs

b)

mixer

c)

nap

d)

portal

12.

an audio device that takes multiple audio signals and sends them out to the amplifiers.

a)

mixer

b)

nap

c)

portal

d)

rolling

13.

the “fluffy” part of the fabric.

a)

nap

b)

portal

c)

rolling

d)

scoop

14.

the archway formed by two legs and a border.

a)

portal

b)

rolling

c)

scoop

d)

skin

15.

using wheels to move scenery.

a)

rolling

b)

scoop

c)

skin

d)

tormentor

16.

a simple lighting instrument composed of a standard bulb and a large reflector.

a)

scoop

b)

skin

c)

tormentor

d)

trombone

17.

the top of a platform where the actors stand.

a)

skin

b)

tormento

c)

trombone

d)

yoke

18.

masking drapes just inside the proscenium that mask the backstage area.

a)

tormentor

b)

trombone

c)

yoke

d)

arbor

19.

the lever on a follow spot that allows the operator to make the beam larger or smaller.

a)

trombone

b)

yoke

c)

arbor

d)

beam

20.

the U-shaped piece of metal that attaches a lighting instrument to a clamp.

a)

yoke

b)

arbor

c)

beam

d)

border