Theatre Safety

Pick the best response. There are several students creating a piece of set scenery.  They will need to hang the piece.  One student wants to use a chair to stand on.  Both Alex and Andrea think it is a bad idea.

• Yes, we often stand on set pieces to hand things.

• No, you should  always look for a sturdy ladder and have a spotter.

• Yes, we use whatever is around us to stand on.

• All of these are bad suggestions.

Finish the sentence. Several students are painting some scenery.  A can of paint spills onto the stage floor.  The students should ……

• Place a large object on top of it so no one knows it is on the floor.

• Ask another student what to do

• One student get paper towels wet, one tell the teacher, others assist.

• Pull the fire alarm.

Select the true statement(s). Several students are on the stage.  The teacher is not present.  One student elbows another student, then runs behind the curtains.

• Horseplay and Chasing someone can cause accidents.

• Using the curtains to hide behind can ruin or tear them.

• Horseplay often breaks something on the set or classroom.

• All of the above

What should happen next? Jim is cutting the jigsaw while Andrea is holding the piece of foam.  The bell rings for the next class.

• Jim and Andrea should leave immediately and go to class.

• Jim should unplug the saw and put it away and Andrea should sweep up.

• Jim should let Andrea clean up.

• None of the above

Pick the best answer. Adam is in charge of the lights for the upcoming show.  He knows how to run the light board.  Sara, Adam’s girlfriend wants to hang out with him during the show.

• Sara could be a big help with the lights.

• It is completely fine with the teacher

• Adam should tell Sara to watch the show from the audience.  She is not trained on the lights.

• None of the above

What should happen next? When Ashley is attaching free standing lights (lights that are not attached to the battons)  she plugs in the lights on the side of the stage.

• She needs to let everyone know she is finished.

• She needs to cover the cords with tape so people will not trip over them.

• She can relax because her job is complete.

• None of the above

Why is a spotter used with a ladder?

• To keep the ladder steady

• To move it so the person on the ladder does not have to get down.

• To hand things to the technician

• Both A and C

Gum is a big no-no in Theatre art.  Why?

• It gets on the stage floor and is hard to remove

• It falls out of your mouth and it spreads germs

• You can choke on stage while acting

• All of the above

Why is this action incorrect? It is the day of the show.  You are hot from athletics.  You hide your soda can behind the curtains.  In the dark, someone kicks the soda over.

• It’s a danger to actors because they can slip

• If it is near equipment it can ruin it

• The entire cast and crew should know there should not be drinks backstage.

• All of the above

 What is wrong with this scenario? You are stacking the chairs in the black box before the show begins.  You try to lift 6 chairs at a time.  Then you drag them.

• You should have others help lift

• Do not drag things across the floor because it ruins the floor.

• You could tip the chairs over and cause an accident

• All of the above