Theatres and Stages
Dec 21, 2015
Theatres and Stages
Proscenium Stage• + full-size
scenery• + effects
hidden from audience
• -No intimacy• -sound• -sight lines
Theatre in the Round• + Sight
Lines• + Intimacy
with audience
• Sound
• -Scenery Issues
• -Blocking problems
Open Stage• + Sight
Lines• +Full
Scenery• +intimacy• +easy to
block
• -Masking• -Sound
Thrust Stage• +Intimacy
• -Masking• -Sound• -Blocking• -Scenery
JCHS Stage
Proscenium
Three basic theatre parts:1- Acting Area
Three basic theatre parts:2- Auditorium
Three basic theatre parts:3- Scenic Background
Our job is to the audience’s imagination.
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Our Proscenium Dimensions?
12 feet high
40 feet wide
27 feet deep
Stage Areas?Up Right
Right Center
Up Center
Up Left
Left Center
Down Left
Down Center
Down Right
Apron
Pit
Audience