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Scenic Art Cumulative Information (Rutgers, Gordon) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What are the two different types of theater? - Commercial and Non Profit. Producer (5) - (1) The Producer only exists in commercial theater. (2) They bring in the funds, (3) hire people and (4) oversee ev...

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Scenic Art Cumulative Information

(Rutgers, Gordon) Exam Questions and

Answers 100% Pass


What are the two different types of theater? - ✔✔Commercial and Non

Profit.

Producer (5) - ✔✔(1) The Producer only exists in commercial theater. (2)

They bring in the funds, (3) hire people and (4) oversee every aspect of the

show. (5) Today there are usually many Producers because of how

expensive it has become to put on a show.

Board of Directors (4) - ✔✔(1) They only exist in nonprofit theater. (2) They

are in charge of keeping the theater company running. (3) They do very

little in the actual production and what the audience sees. (4) They do not

make any money (volunteers) but usually cough up money themselves.

What do the Artistic and Managing Directors do for non-profit theater? -

✔✔They perform the tasks of the Producer in commercial theater.

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Artistic Director (3) - ✔✔(1) They are in charge of all the artistic decisions of

the company as a whole. (2) They decide the shows for the season, and (3)

make sure that what the audience sees is consistent with what the

company wants to deliver (mission statement). Basically the run the artistic

side of the Producer's job.

Managing Director (4) - ✔✔(1) They are the business head of the company.

They make sure the theater can run by tending to the

- (2) Production Budget

- (3) Fund Development (going to donors for money)

- (4) Box Office

Basically, they run the financial side of the Producer's job.

Director (2) - ✔✔(1) They set the tone for everything you see on the stage

(their vision). (2) They are in charge of everything on a per show basis.

Playwright (2) - ✔✔(1) Not always active in the production process. (2)

They get paid in royalties each week.

Designers (3) - ✔✔(1) They work alongside with the Director to make

choices in what the audience sees. (2) Because of this, they must be in

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constant communication. (3) Each one handles their own aspect of the

show.

Lighting Designer - ✔✔They create the atmosphere.

A Costume Designer uses costumes to portray... (3) - ✔✔(1) a character's

personality, (2) the time period of the play, (3) a character's financial status,

and other aspects that aid the Director's vision.

Technical Director (4) - ✔✔(1) They work under the Scenic Designer. (2) If

there is a shop in-house, they oversee the building of the show. (3) If the

shop is a private company, they are the middle man between the company

building the production and the designers. (4) Basically, they supervise set

construction.

Scene Shop Foreman (2) - ✔✔(1) They work under the Technical Director.

(2) They are the boss of the work force that makes the set happen.

Scenic Artist (3) - ✔✔(1) They work under the Scenic Designer. (2) They

paint the scenery, decorate, and sculpt. (3) They are basically the

"Technical Director of painting".

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Property Master (3) - ✔✔(1)They handle anything on stage that isn't

actually a part of the set. (2) They find all the props and take care of them.

(3) It is a very demanding and high stress job!

Master Electrician (2) - ✔✔(1) They work under the Lighting Designer. (2)

They take the Lighting Designers ideas and make them happen with the

Electricians help.

Costume Shop Supervisor (2) - ✔✔(1) They work under the Costume

Designer. (2) They take the Costume Designers ideas and figures out how

to make them a reality.

Production Manager (6) - ✔✔(1) They work for the

theater/producer/company. (2) They work with the designers but really,

they oversee the designers. They take all the ideas and make sure they

can happen (3) on time (by setting up calendars, deadlines, and timelines)

and (4) in budget. They also (5) mediate disputes. (6) They find themselves

saying "no" a lot, but the best will make things happen even when they

seem impossible.

Stage Manager (4) - ✔✔They (1) run rehearsals (including making

rehearsal reports), (2) are the liaison between artistic staff and actors (the

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