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PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
Technical Theatre Stage Directions 1 PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
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Stage: The area of the theatre where the action takes place. Actor: A person that acts as a character upon the stage. Director: A person who directs actors where to move on the stage. Stage Directions: Directions that apply to the different areas of the stage. 2 PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
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PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
In the beginning of theatre, actors performed on a flat stage and the audience sat on a flat floor. 3 PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
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PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
The problem with this came when one actor stood in front of another. The audience could not see. 4 PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
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Then someone thought of the “RAKED” stage so the audience could see all the actors. 5 PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
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PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
The director needed terminology to tell the actors where to move on the stage. So they came up with Stage Directions. 6 PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
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PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
Since the back of the stage was higher, it was named “UP STAGE”. The lower half was called “DOWN STAGE”. Up Stage Down Stage 7 PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
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PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
Stage directions were done with the point of view of the actor as he/she looks at the audience. USR USC USL CSR CS CSL DSR DSC DSL 8 PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
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THUMBS UP / THUMBS DOWN The actor is standing UPSTAGE RIGHT. Audience 9 PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
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PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
THUMBS UP / THUMBS DOWN The actor is standing DOWNSTAGE CENTER Audience 10 PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
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PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
THUMBS UP / THUMBS DOWN The actor is standing CENTERSTAGE LEFT. Audience 11 PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
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PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
THUMBS UP / THUMBS DOWN The actor is standing DOWNSTAGE LEFT. Audience 12 PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
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PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
THUMBS UP / THUMBS DOWN The actor is standing UPSTAGE CENTER. Audience 13 PROPERTY OF PIMA COUNTY JTED, 2010
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