Stage Areas

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) What are we looking at here? An actor Which way is he facing? A stage

audience wing space wing space back wall center up center down center (overhead view) Where is the actor standing on stage?

audience raked stage (side view) upstage downstage

audience wing space wing space back wall center up center down center (overhead view) right center down right up right left center down left up left

audience wing space wing space back wall center up center down center (overhead view) right center down right up right left center down left up left

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) down right

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) down left

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) right center

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) up right

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) left center

audience wing space wing space back wall down center (overhead view)

audience wing space wing space back wall up center (overhead view)

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) up left

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) center

audience wing space wing space back wall center up center down center (overhead view) right center down right up right left center down left up left

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) So if I give you a diagram that looks like this, you can fill in the stage areas? Good. ‘Cause that’s just what I’m going to do.

Stage Positio ns Audience Full front Full back half right 1/2 left one quarter left ¼ right ¾ right three quarters left

Stage Positio ns Audience Full front Full back half right 1/2 left one quarter left ¼ right ¾ right three quarters left

Audience full frontfull back ½ right ½ left ¼ right ¼ left ¾ right ¾ left

Audience full frontfull back ½ right ½ left ¼ right ¼ left ¾ right ¾ left

Audience full front full back ½ right ½ left ¼ right ¼ left ¾ right ¾ left

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) standing down center facing full front

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) standing right center facing half left

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) standing up left facing half right

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) down left facing ¼ right

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) center facing ¾ left

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) up right facing ¼ left

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) left center facing ¾ right

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) down right facing full back

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) Up center facing full front

audience wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) So if I give you a diagram that looks like this, you can fill in the stage areas? Good. ‘Cause that’s just what I’m going to do.

audience is here wing space wing space back wall (overhead view) So if I give you a diagram that looks like this, you can tell me what direction the actors are facing? Good. ‘Cause that’s just what I’m going to do.

Yo, Phil, when are we having this quiz? Why ask me, Mac, do I look psychic to you?