1. Types of Theatre Stages and parts of the stage!

2. Different types of Stages
Proscenium Arch
Stage within an enclosing arch
Wings
Wings
STAGE
Apron
Audience

3. Different types of Stages
Thrust Stage Audience seated on three sides of the acting area
Audience
Audience
Stage
Audience

4. Different types of Stages
Theatre in the round
Audience seated all around the acting area
Audience
Audience
Audience
Stage
Audience

5. Theatre Stage Vocabulary
The term given to the part of the stage in front of the curtain.
Apron

6. Theatre Stage Vocabulary Revision
The name given to the areas of seating above the mezzanine.
Balcony

7. Theatre Stage Vocabulary
The name is given to the area for the audience, generally filled with seats.
House
Sometimes called the Auditorium

8. Theatre Stage Vocabulary
The term that is given to any job in the theatre which involves dealing with the audience e.g. box office, refreshments, usher.
Front of House

9. Theatre Stage Vocabulary
The name given to the non-acting area behind the stage.
Backstage

10. Theatre Stage Vocabulary
What is the name given to the area of seating above the stalls and below the balcony?
Mezzanine

11. Theatre Stage Vocabulary
What is the name given to the canvas cloth which covers the back of the stage: can be lit?
Cyclorama

12. Theatre Stage Vocabulary
The name given to the area above the stage from where scenery/actors are flown in on pulleys.
Flies

13. Theatre Stage Vocabulary
The name given to the drapes which curtain off the sides, or back, of the stage.
Generic term: Blacks
Teasers
Legs
Borders

14. Theatre Stage Vocabulary
Name given to the area in which actors wait when not on stage during a performance.
Green room

15. Theatre Stage Vocabulary
Term given to the side of the stage where prompter and stage manager sit during performance.
Stage Manager’s stations

16. Theatre Stage Vocabulary
Name for the see-through material which cannot be seen through when lit from the front, but can be seen through when lit from behind
Skrim

17. Theatre Stage Vocabulary
The name for stage fireworks?
Pyrotechnics

18. Theatre Stage Vocabulary
Term for a piece of scenery on wheels for ease of movement?
Wagons

19. Theatre Stage Vocabulary
The name given to a stage which turns in a circle.
Revolving Stage

20. Theatre Stage Vocabulary
The term given to the sides of a theatre stage hidden from audience view.
Wings

21. Theatre Stage Vocabulary
The name given to a door in a floor.
Trapdoor

22. Questions!
Take each type of stage and write down the advantages and disadvantages of using this type of stage for a performance.
Give reasons why you think using a Revolving stage would be effective for a performance.
Write down your design ideas for using either a backdrop or Cyclorama for a performance which is set in a Graveyard. Explain your choice.
Give an example of a performance you have either seen or created where you could have used Flies?
Imagine you have to design a Backdrop for the scenery of a play set in a busy street. Outline what ideas you would have and why these would help set this scene. What images would be on it?
Can you think of two reasons why having stage Wings would be useful during a performance?