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WorksheetsStage Management Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 22mins
You should read the play several times. What DON’T you read the play for?
Enjoyment
To time how long intermission should be
To get a French scene breakdown
To get list for rehearsal props and costumes
The main purpose of a French Scene Breakdown is to help you in:
Making a props list
Making a costumes list
Deciding on lighting cues
Scheduling rehearsals
A Production Meeting should have:
An agenda
All the producers, actors, designers, & technicians in attendance
Donuts and coffee
All the above
After you read the play for technical requirements, you should then talk to the:
Director
Set and Lighting Designers
Department Heads
All the above
The primary tool to help communicate with all the performers and production staff is the:
U.S. mail
Written schedule
Contact sheet and electronic media
Verbal messages through crew members
Pick the items you’re going to have to get a hold of during your prep week time.
Stopwatch and ground plan of the set
Sound-plot form and rehearsal props
Rehearsal costume pieces and pencils
All the above
One of the first things the actors will see from you is the:
Tape job on the floor
Prompt book
Calling text
Rehearsal props list
If you have multiple sets, you might want to mark each one in a different:
Location
Color tape
Manner
Size tape
You will need to have two copies of the script, for use in your prompt book. The copy that has blocking notation, mini-ground plans and all rehearsal information is called the:
Calling text
Rehearsal text
Daily notes
Production meeting notes
You will need to have two copies of the script, for use in your prompt book. The copy that you use during performances is called the:
Calling text
Rehearsal text
Daily notes
Production meeting notes
Things that are often covered at a first rehearsal are:
the director talks about the show, the designers show designs, there is a read-through
the director talks about the show, props are handed out, there is a read-through
all blocking notation is given, the designers show designs, there is a read-through
the director talks about the show, the designers show designs, lighting cues are set
Usually the following people are expected to attend production meetings:
actors, directors, designers and department heads
lighting technicians, directors, designers and department heads
actors, directors, designers, department heads and stage management
directors, designers, production manager, stage management and department heads
It is the Stage Manager’s responsibility to create and distribute the ________ before the production meeting starts.
technical cues
production meeting agenda
rehearsal schedule
props list
You will also use shorthand for the ______ traditional areas of the stage.
5
7
9
11
Always use a __________ for blocking notation.
sharpie
pen
magic marker
pencil
The stage manager is responsible for making sure the following jobs are done:
Organizing the prop tables, tracking props, handing props to the actors
Organizing the prop tables, tracking props, keeping dishes used in rehearsal clean
Organizing the prop tables, tracking props, applying the actor’s make-up
Sweeping the stage, applying the actor’s make-up, organizing cast parties
As the stage manager works rehearsals each day, he/she compiles information that needs to be sent to the departments and individuals involved in the production side of your show. Who are some of those people?
director
department heads
designers
all the above
The nerve center of an academic theatre, where people can get production information is:
the call board
the ticket booth
the green room
the auditorium
Label the cues of your sound plot with
letters
numbers
letters and punctuation
numbers highlighted in red
You will have to make cue sheets for all technicians who will be performing cues during the show. The one exception to this is the:
fly person
props master
light board operator
sound master
The 3 parts of any cue are the:
warning, standby and go
Warning (or standby), go, and follow-up
warning, name of cue, and follow-up
Warning (or standby), name of cue, and go
The warning or standby should be given about _____________ before the actual cue is called.
30–40 seconds
10–15 seconds
3–5 seconds
2 minutes
During technical rehearsals, make sure you fix:
all problems as they happen
random problems
all problems later
only the problems that can be fixed quickly
At the beginning of a technical rehearsal, announce to the actors:
that they better know their lines
where the cast party is
not to wander away after a scene shift
how good the show looks
After every tech rehearsal, have a brief production meeting to discuss the notes from the director and the designers, and to discuss problems that the _______________________ may be having with anything technical.
sound crew
light crew
costume crew
actors
When you get into full tech/dress rehearsals try not to stop unless it’s a matter of _________, or if they simply can’t continue
safety
badly run cues
inconvenience
actors missing lines
Which of the following is NOT the job of the stage manager?
changing the scenery
taking charge in case of an emergency
calling cues
watching the show to make sure everything goes right
If you make a mistake calling a cue during a show:
find out where the problem was and correct it before you go on
find out if a crew member made a mistake and discipline him/her immediately
make a note to yourself and forget about it until the show is over
correct the cue in your script before you forget where the problem was
Maintaining the technical aspects of the show means keeping constant the:
physical appearance
structural elements
timing
all the above
In professional theatre, a director often:
leaves town once the show is up and running
stays in town for 12 performances, no more, no less
watches every performance, no matter how long the show runs
attends every 4th performance
Performance reports are a great way to give information about the show to specific individuals and departments on a:
weekly basis
twice a day basis
daily basis
monthly basis
If an actor is too ill to perform in an academic theatre production:
check with your teacher or director.
send the actor to the hospital immediately.
the show must go on; send the actor on stage even if he/she is sick.
have your teacher or director call the show, and you go on for the actor.
If you see something happen in the audience, call the director (in academic theatre) and the:
assistant stage manager
principal of your school
house manager
hospital
If a fire alarm goes off:
turn on the house lights
get the actors, audience and crew out of the building
ask the actors to meet in a designated spot
all the above
The props master is in charge of gather and creating the objects that can be picked up/carried on stage.
True
False
Stage crew members are responsible for scene changes during a show
True
False
The lighting designer is responsible for recording voice overs, music, and sound effect.
True
False
The make-up designer is responsible for the prosthetics and wigs on stage.
True
False
This is the person who in charge of the show.
Director
Stage Manager
Understudy
House Manager
The costume designer is responsible for what the actors wear.
True
False
The one who actually controls the lights during the performance
Stage Manager
Director of Lights
Lighting Tech
Who is responsible for creating the visual appearance of the stage, including the scenery, props, and lighting?
The Director
The Stage Manager
The Set Designer
The Costume Designer
Which role in theatre production is responsible for the coordination of all backstage activities?
The Stage Manager
The Director
The Set Designer
The Lighting Technician
