Exam 9: The Art of Design

Early gas-powered spotlights were often called…

The space above a theatre's stage is called the fly system. What are the sides of the stage called?

Once the designs are agreed upon, the costume designer creates detailed sketches or even paintings of what the costume will look like. These sketches indicate how each costume is shaped, where seams and folds are, how the costume flows, and what fabrics are to be used. What are these detailed sketches or paintings called?

Not all theatre takes place in theatres-sometimes it is performed in churches, town squares, basements, warehouses, gymnasiums, jails, or subway stations. What are these type of theatrical spaces called?

Which type of theatre is sometimes called a "picture frame" theatre"?

The curtains that conceal offstage spaces are called…

Which reusable set unit is often made of wooden frames covered with canvas, muslin or plywood?

What are the two basic categories of stage lighting?

With this theatrical style the audience sees the story through the mind of one character. Settings may be distorted by the character's conscious or subconscious phobias, prejudices, or psychoses.

With which theatrical style is the subconscious of the characters emphasized in the design?

In which form of realism do some design elements appear authentic, while other elements are stylized?

Which type of theatre has the stage in the middle, like an island surrounded on all sides by audience?

What are the two basic types of makeup?

Designers will often use this computer program to work on the design for a production.

The part of the proscenium stage that extends into the audience's side of the picture frame is called the _____.