Post on 22-Feb-2016
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Theatre Spaces Only necessity of a Theatre is to have
a live audience and actor(s)
It does not have to be a building
Traditionally, there are five different types of theatre spaces
Types of Theatre Spaces Proscenium Stage
Thrust Stage
Arena Stage
Black Box
Found space
Proscenium Stage Also called “picture
frame stage” The audience
watches the action of the play through the proscenium arch
The audience sits in front of the stage like in a movie theater
Thrust Stage The audience sits
on three sides of the stage
This allows the audience members to be in a closer proximity to the actors
Arena Stage The audience sits
all around the stage (like a basketball game)
This is also called “Theatre in the Round”
Black Box Flexible theatre
space that can be formed into any type of theatre space
It is traditionally a room painted black, with flexible audience seating
Found Space A space not originally
built as a theatre It can be anything
from a park, to a street corner, to a cathedral
Often used in environmental theatre (pre-existing production is placed in a similar space the play is set)
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Arena
Thrust
ProsceniumFound Space
Black Box
Upstage RightUSR
UpstageCenter
USC
Upstage LeftUSL
Stage Right
SRCenter Stage
CS
Stage LeftSL
Downstage RightDSR
Downstage CenterDSC
Downstage LeftDSL
Apron
Right Wing
Left Wing
Body PositionsFrom the Actor’s Perspective
Full Back
¾ Right¾ Left
Profile Left
Profile Right
¼ Left ¼ Right
Full Front
Blocking Positioning of
actors onstage using stage directions and body positions