THE THEATRE
“The Space”
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about taking some notes.
You never know when a test might
come on this stuff, and you would
want to know the information.
Well it’s up to you…I’m not
going to make you take notes.
THE THEATRE
“The Space”
TYPES OF THEATRE’S
Theatre-in-the-round
Actors perform in full view from
all angles. Minimal scenery and
limited space leave the audience
to create with their imagination.
Theatre-quarter theater
Often an awkward arrangement
because actors cannot use the
front of the stage without
alienating portions of the
audience. Similar consequences
as theatre-in-the-round.
STAGE
STAGE
TYPES OF THEATRE’S
Two-sided theatre
Very few of these types of theatre’s
still exist. This runway-like stage is
used for combat and minimalist
shows. All entrances and exits
must be from the same side.
STAGE
End stage theatre
This one of the most common
spaces. It creates a box-like
impression in which the actors are
separated from the audience by
the proscenium. There is plenty of
room to hide the sets and
costumes backstage.
STAGE
TYPES OF THEATRE’S
Thrust stage theatre
This is another common
arrangement for a theatre space. It,
just like the end stage theatre,
provides plenty of room backstage.
However it, unlike the end stage,
provides the actor the opportunity
to get close up to the audience.
STAGE
PITLOCKRY HALL
This is La Habra High School’s
space. It was designed to be used as
a Lecture Hall, not as a theatre, and
that creates some interesting
problems for a theatre performance.
But it is a unique combination of an
end-stage and a thrust stage, with
no seats on the side
STAGE
COSTUME
ROOM
Parts of the Theatre
GREEN
ROOM
CYCLORAMA (CYC)
STAGE
WINGS
BACKSTAGE
LEGS
FLY
SPACE
FIRE
CURTAIN
THE MAIN
PROCENIUM
THE
HOUSE
APRON
BOX
OFFICE
MEZZANINE
& BALCONY
LIGHT BOOTH
LOBBY
LOBBY
MAP OF THE STAGE
UC
UR
R
DR
R OF C
C
UL
L OF C
DC
(THE AUDIENCE)
L
DL
LIGHT PLOT
3RD ELECTRIC
2ND ELECTRIC
1ST ELECTRIC
LIGHT
BOARD
DIMMER
PACK
AP’S
SPOT
LIGHTS
THEATRE SPACE EMAIL ASSIGNMENT
Your assignment is two fold: first to become
more familiar with different types of theatres
and secondly to demonstrate your computer
and internet skills.
You will go on the internet and find a picture of a theatre
space. You will copy that picture into a Word document
and then you will comment, in the document, about the
features of that picture that you are familiar with. You
will also write a several sentences detailing what you feel
about the particular picture that you copied. You will
then attach that message in an email and send it to…
TEACHMEMRJOHNSON@YAHOO.COM