Theatre Set Design Vocab

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What are flats primarily used for in theatre?

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To create walls or scenery on stage

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Platforms in theatre are used to: Control curtains, Create different stage levels, Store props backstage, Hang lighting instruments

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Create different stage levels

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A backdrop is best described as:

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A piece of fabric painted or designed to set the scene

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What makes a scrim unique as a stage element?

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It can appear solid or transparent depending on the lighting.

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The fly system is mainly used to:

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Raise and lower scenery, curtains, and lights

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A proscenium stage is defined by:

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The "picture frame" arch that separates the stage from the audience

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A thrust stage is unique because:

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The audience sits on three sides of the stage

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An arena stage is also known as:

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Theatre-in-the-round

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The wings in a theatre are:

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The side areas offstage where actors and scenery wait

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The apron of a stage is:

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The part of the stage that extends past the proscenium arch toward the audience.