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Learn about the different types of stages in theatre buildings, including the Proscenium, Thrust, Arena, Black Box, and Found Space stages. Understand the various stage apparatus and configurations.
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Theatre Building Details Types of Stages and Apparatus
Proscenium Stage • Proscenium Arch >Picture frame for stage • Audience in front of stage opening • Traditional curtains >Main ‘Grand’ Drape >Legs, Borders, Travelers
CURTAINS: GRAND DRAPE:
TRAVELLER: usually located Center Stage and Upstage
Stage Apparatus > Counterweight System > Fly Rail/ Deck >Arbor > Cyclorama >Border >Legs >Travelers >Main ‘Grand’ Drape >Batten >Fire Curtain >Proscenium Arch >Wings >Apron >Traps >1st & 2nd & 3rd Electrics
Thrust Stage • Audience on 3 sides • Stage may have a proscenium arch • Aisles used by actors
Arena Stage“Theatre in the Round” • Audience on 4 sides • Aisles used by actors • Scenery minimum
Black Box • A black box theater consists of a simple, somewhat unadorned performance space, usually a large square room with black walls and a flat floor • Flexible seating
Found space theatre • A stage can also be improvised where ever a suitable space can be found. • Examples may include staging a performance in a non traditional space such as a basement of a building, a side of a hill or, in the case of a busking troupe, the street.
Section of a Proscenium Theatre • Fly Space • Back Wall • Stage Floor • Proscenium Arch • Apron • Orchestra Pit • Orchestra Seats • Mezzanine J) Upper Balcony K) Lobby
Types of Theatre Stages The End!