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Setting the Stage for Drama: Understanding the Essentials of Stage Design

Explore the different types of theatre stages, from thrust to proscenium, and learn how scene design elements like sets, lighting, costumes, and props transform a bare stage into the world of the play. Discover the role of lighting and costume directors in shaping the mood and appearance of the set, and the importance of props in enhancing the actors' performances. Dive into the significance of speech forms for characters and the vital role of the audience in experiencing and responding to a play.

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Setting the Stage for Drama: Understanding the Essentials of Stage Design

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  1. Drama Stage Setting www.assignmentpoint.com

  2. Setting the Stage Stages can have many different sizes and layouts. • “Thrust” stage • The stage extends into the viewing area. • The audience surrounds the stage on three sides. www.assignmentpoint.com

  3. Setting the Stage “In the round” stage is surrounded by an audience on all sides. www.assignmentpoint.com

  4. Setting the Stage Proscenium stage • The playing area extends behind an opening called a “proscenium arch.” • The audience sits on one side looking into the action. upstage stage right stage left downstage www.assignmentpoint.com

  5. Setting the Stage Stages in Shakespeare’s time were thrust stages. www.assignmentpoint.com

  6. Setting the Stage Scene design transforms a bare stage into the world of the play. Scene design consists of • sets • lighting • costumes • props www.assignmentpoint.com

  7. Setting the Stage A stage’s set might be realistic and detailed abstract and minimal www.assignmentpoint.com

  8. Setting the Stage A lighting director skillfully uses light to change the mood and appearance of the set. www.assignmentpoint.com

  9. Setting the Stage The costume director works with the director to design the actors’ costumes. • Like sets, costumes can be minimal detailed www.assignmentpoint.com

  10. Setting the Stage Props (short for properties) are items that the characters carry or handle onstage. • The person in charge of props must make sure that the right props are available to the actors at the right moments. www.assignmentpoint.com

  11. The Characters The characters’ speech may take any of the following forms. www.assignmentpoint.com

  12. The Audience Finally, a play needs an audience to experience the performance understand the story respond to the characters www.assignmentpoint.com

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