Specific Competencies and Skills Tested in this Assessment:
Understanding Technical Theater
- Perform the duties associated with broad content in technical theater
- Demonstrate knowledge of the sequence of stage production
- Understand and apply the basic mathematical concepts that apply to technical theater duties
- Understand and observe all safety procedures required in technical theater
Costuming/Make-up and Hair
- Perform basic hand and machine stitching
- Take measurements and perform fittings
- Label costumes, accessories and shoes
- Organize accessory bags and wardrobe racks
- Set-up and organize a quick change booth
- Apply/create a character make-up design for three to five actors for a performance
- Use basic make-up techniques in performance
- Identify and use costume and make-up resources including shops and suppliers
- Create a list of the range of fabric and appropriate applications for use for costume construction
- Perform basic costume maintenance including laundry and repairs
- Prepare a wardrobe plot for each character in a script
- List the basic hair and wig requirements for a show from an examination of the script
- Create and use budgets for costume, make-up, and hair expenditures
Scenic and Prop Construction
- Identify the common components of scenery construction
- Build standard scenery including platform, bracking, flat, and rails
- Measure and work in scale from a ground plan or working drawing
- Read construction plans (e.g., elevations and ground plans)
- Create technical drawings
- Create a cut list for scenic constructions
- Lay out the set placement on stage
- Spike scenic units in the performance space
- Use bearing loads in platform construction
- Scenic painting materials, methods, and processes
- Use basic shop math for measuring
- Follow and enforce all safety procedures required in carpentry work
- Create and use scenic budgets
- Use basic theater rigging techniques and rigging theory
Electrics
- Identify the basic types and components of lighting instruments
- Hang and focus lighting equipment
- Change lamps and gels in standard lighting equipment
- Circuit and patch lighting equipment
- Read lighting plots and lighting paperwork
- Use lighting equipment templates to draw lighting symbols on a hang plot
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic color temperature and color theory
- Identify electrics rigging and lighting positions in the theater
- Operate/program/maintain lighting equipment including spotlights, light boards, etc.
- Use math and basic electrical formulas for stage electricians
- Follow and enforce all safety procedures required in electrics work
- Create and use electrics budget
Properties
- Create properties paperwork and running sheets from an existing script
- Lay out and label a prop table
- Construct and repair basic props using a variety of materials and skills
- Identify techniques for constructing props including paper mache, foam, and other materials
- Demonstrate knowledge of prop safety construction and use
- Create and use properties budget
Running Crews
- Follow cues from headset and cue lights
- Read cue sheets and run show accordingly
- Understand and use rigging systems and operations
- Discuss and outline the roles of various crew positions
- Strike organization and recycling
- Outline in discussion or writing the procedures for deck safety
- Walk the stage area to trouble shoot for safety issues
Stage Management
- Create a timeline and flow chart to demonstrate the rehearsal and production process
- Create a prompt book to be used in the production of a theater event
- Create call sheets and scene breakdown paperwork to be used in the production of a theater event
- Direct the various crews in running rehearsals and performances
- Create prop running paperwork in conjunction with the prop crew
- Generate rehearsal and show reports
- Demonstrate knowledge of communication methods for serving as the liaison
- Generate rehearsal schedules in conjunction with the director
- Create and stock a basic stage management kit
- Tape out a rehearsal room by reading drawings and ground plans
- Supervise the deck crew in glow taping stage set and set-up of safety lights
- Organize and run an audition
- Run a dry technical rehearsal
- Create and use production budgets
Sound
- Analyze script to create a cue list for sound
- Identify common sound equipment and components
- Microphone technique and positioning
- Assemble sound system to enhance appropriate sound mix and balance
- Use and edit sound software
- Comply with sound safety issues
- Calculate sound budget
- Perform signal math using sound theory
Written Assessment:
Administration Time: 3 hours
Number of Questions: 229
Areas Covered:
6% Understanding Technical Theater
21% Costuming/Make-up and Hair
19% Scenic and Prop Construction
16% Electrics
6% Properties
13% Running Crews
8% Stage Management
11% Sound
Sample Questions:
Which of the following stage configurations has an audience on three sides?
- Thrust
- Proscenuim
- In the round
- Amphitheater
Where is the proper place to measure the size of head?
- Right above the eyebrows
- Around the head just above the ears
- Around the head over the ears
- From the hairline of the forehead to the name of the neck
Stairs that run from the stage into the wings are called
- Escape stairs
- Firs stairs
- Grand staircases
- Blank stairs
Gel colors are usually described as
- Hot or cold
- Tint or shade
- Warmor cool
- Soft or loud
Stage safety suggests that hard hats are to be worn by the
- Audio crew
- Stage managers
- Rigging crew
- Running crew
Performance Assessment:
Number of Jobs: 6