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Thar 170 quiz october 14
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cast to type
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go with what the script says about the character
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cast against type
Definition
go against script description of character
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gender-neutral
Definition
casting best actor/actress for part regardless of gender
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cross-gender
Definition
casting men for women parts and vice versa
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color-blind
Definition
casting different ethnic groups, mixed casting
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focus
Definition
where you want the audience eye/ attention to be
**blocking in a way to draw the audience eye**
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picturization
Definition
-idea of making pictures on stage
-whatever is going on stage can be summarized in a picture
-use to point out theme of play
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stealing focus
Definition
when another actor steals spotlight
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proscenium arch
Definition
look like a big picture frame

actors come closer to audience on "lip" or "apron"
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thrust stage
Definition
an audience on 3 sides -- thrust into audience

"3 Quarter Round"
"lip" that protrudes so that audience can only sit on three side
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black box
Definition
completely versatile -- seating can be rearranged
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arena stage
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like a box ring
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voms -- vomitones
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tunnels underneath the thrust

allow quick access
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site specific theater
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the site is specific to the play
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six elements of design
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-line
-harmony
-dimension
-movement
-color
-texture
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realism
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life-like imitation
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expressionism
Definition
story through one character eyes
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surrealism
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subconcious
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genre
Definition
the rules of the world
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different types of genre
Definition
-realism
-expressionism
-surrealism
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floorplan
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the view from above (bird-eye view)
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elevation
Definition
the front and back view
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flat
Definition
basic wall unit
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cyc
Definition
screen on the back wall -- non-motivated light (for lighting)

u-shaped
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CAD system
Definition
computer aided for design
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lighting plot
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-motivated light
-non-motivated ligt
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motivated light
Definition
candle, lamp, motivated from something on the stage
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non-motivated light
Definition
set the tone & mood -- sometimes used to point up the theme
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gels
Definition
colored plastic that fits in from of the lighting instruments
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gobo
Definition
metal cutout used to give texture (added to lighting fixture)
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costume designer
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have to be very good at character analysis
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create costumes plates
Definition
paint or draw each costume for the character
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dress parade
Definition
put on the custom and walk across the stage to make sure everything flows together
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straight make up
Definition
basic make-up
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character make-up
Definition
defining a character, to age someone & change feautres
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leg, teasers, and scrims
Definition
all curtains
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hall of shame
Definition
Betty's Summer Vacation

-celebrities when you walk into the theater that are incorporated into the play
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prompt books
Definition
copy of full script with notes on blocking cues and other important notes about the production
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assistant director
Definition
to lend a hand with staging
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stage manager
Definition
responsible for running the shore during performance and helping director during rehearsal by taking notes, recording blocking, scheduling rehearsal, assisting during auditions and enforcing safety notes and keeps prompt book
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assistant stage manager
Definition
helps stage manager with the work load
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movement coach
Definition
hired to work with the actors if the production calls for a particular movement
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fly system
Definition
above stage proscenium arch network of pulleys, etc. that lifts pieces out of audience sight
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wings
Definition
areas where actors make entrances and pieces may be stored
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suggestive or selective realism
Definition
some elements of play seam real
others seem "stylized"
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symbolism
Definition
certain piece of scenery of light or costume that may represent the entire environment
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voice and dialect coach
Definition
helps active speech and clarity, volume and accents
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work in musical plays?
Definition
musical director and choreographer
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