Think Theatre: Chapter 9
Groups
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Maurisa
Chastity
Joshane
Tamoy
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Anthony
Aniah
Schwaniqua
Samuel
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Krystal
Abigail
Devonte
Nature
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Destiny
Amanda
Janeisha
Kaci-Ann
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Zaqan
Diedreanna
Moonie
Lee-Anna
Isaiah
Assignment Due
• Drawing of the Picnic stage (bad or good) as long
as it is done
• Gather and hand in
• What did that teach you about set/stage design?
Picnic Follow Up
• If you would like extra points:
• You can read my review on the course website,
• Submit a short response (paragraph),
• And a grade for my paper. 
• Grade the paper with an: A, B, C, D, or F
Game Time
• Pick a NAME for your group.
• You will have 3 minutes to look through and
review the chapter together.
• THEN we will play the game…
The Game
• Each slide will list either a DEFINITION or
DESCRIPTION of something from the chapter
• The first team to correctly IDENTIFY the
DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION will win 1 Point
• The team with the most points by the end of the
review will win a PRIZE!
3-Minute Group Review
• Starts NOW!
• THINGS TO REVIEW:
▫ TYPES OF THEATRE SPACES
▫ PARTS OF THEATRE SPACES
▫ VOCABULARY
GAME TIME!
Name That Stage
• This type of stage varied so much that it didn’t
have a title
• It is ideal for artists in the 21st Century
• It used to be called “total theater”
• Audience seating layout is very flexible
• LAST HINT:
• The stage layout is very flexible
Definition
• This usually sits just inside the frame of a stage
• It is RAISED or LOWERED at the beginning or
end of a production
• Sometimes it is RAISED/LOWERED between
set changes
• LAST HINT:
• The typical color is red
Name That Stage
• This type of stage could have as many as 4 aisles
or voms
• The voms divide the audience into many
different sections
• Since there are typically fewer rows this allows
for the audience to sit closer to the stage
• Directors and set designers have to be careful
not to block the audience’s view
• LAST HINT:
• Actors have to play to all sides of the theatre
Definition
• The Yellow Areas
• This is literally
translated as
“passageways”
• LAST HINT:
• Used for entrances/exits
Definition
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This space is above the actual stage
It is backstage
Backdrops or scenery can “fly” into this area
LAST HINT:
It is the area where there is a really high ceiling
Name That Stage
• This stage is probably one you have seen before
• The audience sits facing the same direction,
towards the stage
• If the stage juts out into the audience it would
have an apron
• Or this type of stage could have a lowered area in
front where the orchestra would sit
• LAST HINT:
• The action on stage would be “framed”
Definition
• This is a solution for fixing sight line problems
(or not being able to see the actors & stage)
• It is a way to arrange seating
• It dates back to Ancient Greek Theatre
• LAST HINT:
• This type of seating is at an angle
Name That Stage
• This stage is very large
• It contains many parts
• Something called a Mechane is used to lift actors
above the stage
• LAST HINT:
• It contained a Skene, or “Tent” where actors
prepared for entrances
Definition
• The Yellow Area
• This is literally
translated as “viewing
space”
• Normally a raked seating
area
• LAST HINT:
• This is where the
audience would sit &
watch
Definition
• This is where actors socialize
• It used to be where the audience would greet the
actors after a performance
• It was developed during the late 17th Century in
England
• LAST HINT:
• The name derives from a color that used to be
worn by prostitutes
Definition
• This action allows the audience to see the actors
better
• It means the actor should not turn away from
the audience completely
• LAST HINT:
• This tells the actors to keep their bodies facing
the audience
Definition
• If the classroom were a theater, and I was on
stage…where am I standing?
Definition
• The Yellow Area
• This is literally
translated as “dancing
space”
• Normally a circular area
• LAST HINT:
• This is where the chorus
would dance/sing and
interact with the actors
Name That Stage
• This stage is very similar to the Proscenium
Stage and the Arena Stage
• The audience sits on 3 sides of the performance
area
• The 4th side provides a backdrop
• LAST HINT:
• Part of the stage juts out into the audience
Definition
• This type of theatre brings performance to the
people
• Sometimes people are coerced into being
audience members
• There is usually a mix of dancing, music, and/or
spectacle to grab attention
• LAST HINT:
• Actors use a public space
Points Per Team
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Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Lighting Round
• Who is the author of
Think Theatre?
• Mira Felner (Hunter
College)
Vocabulary to Know
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Sight Lines (p.212)
Raked Seating (p.212)
Flats (p.222)
Green Room (p.216)
Orchestra (p.216)
Skene (p.216)
Proscenium Stage/Picture
Frame Stage (p.222)
Proscenium Arch (p.222)
Stage Curtain (p.222)
Apron (p.222)
Footlights (p.222)
Orchestra Pit (p.222)
Wings (p.222)
Fly Spaces/Loft (p.222)
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Balconies (p.222)
Boxes (p.222)
Cheat Out (p.223)
Stage Right/Stage Left (p.223)
Downstage/Upstage (p.223)
Upstage/d (p.224)
Voms (p.224)
Platform Stage (p.225)
Scene House (p.225)
Wagon/Booth stage (p.225)
Pit (p.225)
Discovery Space (p.226)
Black Box (p.227)
Next Class: Monday, March 9th
• Think Theatre Chapter 3
• We will look at Script Analysis