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1. KINDS OF STAGES 2. STAGE TERMINOLOGY 3. STAGECRAFT 4. PARTS OF A THEATRE. Vesna Majcen. 1. KINDS OF STAGES. PROSCENIUM STAGE THEATRE IN THE ROUND TRUST STAGE. PROSCENIUM STAGE. known as picture frame stage most common y used in the West the audience directly facing the stage
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1. KINDS OF STAGES2. STAGE TERMINOLOGY3. STAGECRAFT4. PARTS OF A THEATRE Vesna Majcen
1. KINDS OF STAGES • PROSCENIUM STAGE • THEATRE IN THE ROUND • TRUST STAGE
PROSCENIUM STAGE • known as picture frame stage • most commony used in the West • the audience directly facingthe stage • typically raised several feet above front row audience level • the main stage the space behind the proscenium arch, often marked by a curtain which can be lowered or drawn closed
THEATRE IN THE ROUND • known as arena theatre • audience surrounding the stage area • common in ancient theatre • problem: actors at all times having their back facing some members of the audience • consideration: the set design • no backstage, relying entirely on entrances in the auditorium or from under the stage
THRUST STAGE • facing audience on three sides • greater intimacy between performers and the audience than in a proscenium • backstage area, opposed to theatre in the round • entrances mostly from backstage
2. STAGECRAFT • Lighting • Make-up / wigs • Mechanics • Production, comprising stage management, production management, show control, house management and company management • Scenery • Props (furnishings, set dressings…) • Wardrobe
3. PARTS OF A THEATRE • Auditorium = where the audience is located to hear and watch performances • Foyer (crush room)=where audience may promenade or converse during the intermissions. • Seating areas: • Stalls or arena • Balconies or galleries • Boxes
Stage (deck, stagecraft) = space for the performance of theatrical productions. • Gallery • Cloakroom = room for hanging coats and clothes • Dressing room (locker room, changing room) • Front stalls • Orchestra pit = an area where musicians perform
Orchestra pit Dressing room
4. STAGE TERMINOLOGY • Outside (off-stage) = place not involving individuals in the performance . • Front stage = where the performance takes place, performers and audience are present. • Back stage = performers are present, audience is not, performers can step out of character • “stage left”and“stage right” = directions (L&R) from actor’s point of view • "house left" and "house right" = directions from audience’s point of view
“upstage" = the part of the stage furthest from the audience • "downstage" = closest to the audience
GLOSSARY • Boxes = lože • Foyer = preddverje • Cloakroom = garderoba • Changing room = oblačilnica • Pit (orchestra pit) = jama • Auditorium = avditorij • Audience = publika • Backstage = zaodrje
Props = gledališki rekviziti • Off-stage = zakulisje • Proscenium stage = proscenijski oder • Theatre in the round = okrogel oder • Thrust stage = klinasti oder • Scenery = scena