1. R EVIEW OF T HEATRE

3. PROSCENIUM STAGE : FOUR SIDED STAGE BUILT LIKE A BOX WITH ONE SIDE CUT AWAY, ENABLING THE AUDIENCE TO VIEW THE PLAY AS IF IT WERE IN A PICTURE FRAME

4. P ROSCENIUM OR NOT ?

5. P ROSCENIUM OR NOT ? I F NOT, WHAT ?

6. ARENA

7. P ROSCENIUM OR NOT ? I F NOT, WHAT ?

8. THRUST

9. THE STAGE

10. ACTING AREAS: S TAGE P OSITIONS In earlier days of theatre, stages were raked, built with the rear of the stage slanting upwards away from the audience. This is where we got the terms upstage and downstage.

11. ACTING AREAS: 9