THEA 1030 1st Edition Lecture 3 Theatre Spaces 1 Proscenium Theatre Stage Apron Audience Very high degree of technology design The audience is going to watch through the imaginary fourth wall Greatest amount of aesthetic distance Counter weight system Generally the largest Words Phrases to know Wings exit for actors place for them to change Fly Loft technology which allows the curtains which cover the imaginary fourth wall that the audience watches through to be pulled upward 2 Thrust Stage Longer than it is wide Audience seated on three sides of the stage Less degree of aesthetic distance You can see other audience members react to the show which influences how you react Dependent upon willing suspension of disbelief imagination Back wall is commonly the designed aspect Actors have to play all three sides of the stage block on diagonals Words Phrases to know Blocking the movement of the actors on or around the stage 3 Arena Stage Audience on all four sides Smallest typically Most Communal because These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Audience sees each other Reenacting storytelling Least amount of aesthetic distance Most scenic design will be the platforms and floor Setting mostly communicated through scenic design costumes lighting sound Lot of blocking Raked seating Auditorium seating front rows lower than the back 4 Black Box Theatre Multifunctional Space Seating can be arranged in any configuration you want Challenges the relationship experience and expectation between audience and play Used traditionally
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