Theatre
Building
Details
Types of Stages and
Apparatus
Three Main types of
Stage configurations
1. Proscenium Stage
Proscenium Stage
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Proscenium Arch
>Picture frame for stage
Audience in front of
stage opening
Traditional curtains
>Main ‘Grand’ Drape
>Legs, Borders, Travelers
STAGE WINGS: the spaces on either side of the stage
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
2. Thrust Stage
Thrust Stage
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Audience on 3 sides
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Stage may have a
proscenium arch
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Aisles used by actors
3. Arena Stage
Arena Stage
“Theatre in the Round”
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Audience on 4 sides
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Aisles used by actors
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Scenery minimum
Black Box
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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
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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
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Fly Space
Back Wall
Stage Floor
Proscenium Arch
Apron
Orchestra Pit
Orchestra Seats
Mezzanine
Upper Balcony
Lobby
Types of
Theatre Stages
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