Theater Assigment 7

A Thrust Stage ...

Is one that extends into the audience on three sides and is connected to the backstage area by its up stage end. A thrust stage is also known as a platform stage or open stage. A thrust stage allows for greater intimacy between the performers and the audience members, but it still retains the uiltiy of a backstage area. Entrances onto a thrust stage are availabe through the backstage, but some theaters also provide performers the option to enter through the audience using vomitory entraces.

Many of the works of Shakespeare were first performed on the thrust stage of the Globe Theatre. The Thrust stage concept was generally out of use for centureis and was resurrected in 1953 by the Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canda.

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Proscenium stage is....

  is a stage space whose primary feature is a large frame or arch called the proscenium arch even though it is frequently not a rounded archway at all. It is located at or near the front of the stage. The use of the term "proscenium arch" is explained by the fact that in Latin, the stage is known as the "proscenium", meaning "in front of the scenery."

In a proscenium theatre, the audience directly faces the stage, which is typically raised several feet above front row audience level, and views the performance through the proscenium "arch". The space that holds the audience is called the "house". The main stage is the space behind the proscenium arch; it is often delimited by a front curtain that can be lowered or drawn closed. The space in front of the curtain is called the "apron". The stage-level areas obscured by the proscenium arch and any curtains serving the same purpose (often called legs or tormentors) are called the wings, while the space above the stage that is concealed by the top of the proscenium arch is called the flyspace. Any space not viewable to the audiences is collectively referred to as offstage.

Proscenium stages range in size from small enclosures to several stories tall.

In general practice, a theatre space is referred to as a "proscenium" any time the audience directly faces the stage, with no audience on any other side, even if there is not a formal proscenium arch over the stage. Because it seems somewhat incongruous to refer to a proscenium theatre when no proscenium arch is present, these theatres are sometimes referred to as "end-on" theatre spaces.

The Fly gallery

A fly gallery is a narrow elevated platform at the side of the stage in a theater, from which a stagehand works the ropes controlling equipment in the flies. The first known use is in 1988

A Scrim

 

The scrim blocks everything behind it when the light shines from the front. If the light is behind the scrim, you can see everything clearly.

On stage, a scrim is hardly noticed. A thin, lightweight mesh curtain, a scrim stands in for a wall, a pastoral backdrop and other illusions. Scrims are widely used in theater productions to create depth, special effects or other illusions. Because a scrim can be made out of eclectic materials, scrims are often manipulated for intriguing onstage effects that can be quickly changed when changing scenes or acts.