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Stages and Performing
Spaces
Stages and Performing Spaces
Actors present theatrical performances in a building known as a THEATRE, which usually contains a STAGE.
Stages and Performing Spaces
The word THEATRE is derived from the Greek word theatron, meaning “seeing place,” or a place to view a performance.
Stages and Performing Spaces
The STAGE, which is often a raised platform, serves as a performing space for actors, and a focal point for the members of the audience.
Stages and Performing Spaces
Today’s stages are very different in design and construction from their historical ancestors, however, they still serve the same purpose: To provide a venue for a group of people (audience) to gather and view a performance.
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There are FOUR main kinds of performing spaces:1.Theatre-in-the round2.Thrust Stage3.Proscenium Stage,
and4.Flexible or Found
Space
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1.Theatre-in-the-Round
A stage surrounded on all sides by the audience.
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Roundhouse Theatre, London
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Roundhouse Theatre, London
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2. Thrust StageA stage that extends into the audience, with seating on three sides of the stage.
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RSC, London
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3. Proscenium StageA performance space in which the actors and audience are on opposite sides, separated by a frame or “proscenium.”
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4. Flexible or Found SpaceAny space that is temporarily converted to a stage, such as a restaurant, open field, or city sidewalk.
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See if you can you identify the TYPE of theatre space in each of the following photographs?
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QUIZ TIME!
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QUIZ TIME!
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1. Write your name on a blank sheet.2. Number your sheet 1 to 153. Look at the photo, identify the
TYPE of theatre space, write it on your sheet.
4. Remain quiet and eyes on your sheet, ok?
5. Questions before we start?
1. Stages and Performing SpacesRiverside Theatre, California
2. Stages and Performing SpacesGuthrie Theatre, Minneapolis
3. Stages and Performing SpacesStephenson HS Theatre, Stone Mountain
4. Stages and Performing SpacesOregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland
5. Stages and Performing SpacesMaritime Theatre, Tivoli
6. Stages and Performing SpacesFox Theatre, Atlanta
7. Stages and Performing Spaces
The Coliseum, Rome
8. Stages and Performing SpacesNeil Simon Theatre, New York
9. Stages and Performing SpacesRestaurant Teatro de Pompeo, Pompeii
10. Stages and Performing SpacesStreet Theatre, Chennai, India
11. Stages and Performing SpacesTeatro Goldini, Venice
12. Stages and Performing SpacesOld Vic, London
13. Stages and Performing Spaces7th Street Theatre, Seattle
14. Stages and Performing SpacesYasgar’s Farm, San Francisco, California
15. Stages and Performing SpacesNew Globe Theatre, London
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Quick Review!
1. Stages and Performing SpacesRiverside Theatre, California
2. Stages and Performing SpacesGuthrie Theatre, Minneapolis
3. Stages and Performing SpacesStephenson HS Theatre, Stone Mountain
4. Stages and Performing SpacesOregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland
5. Stages and Performing SpacesMaritime Theatre, Tivoli
6. Stages and Performing SpacesFox Theatre, Atlanta
7. Stages and Performing Spaces
The Coliseum, Rome
8. Stages and Performing SpacesNeil Simon Theatre, New York
9. Stages and Performing SpacesRestaurant Teatro de Pompeo, Pompeii
10. Stages and Performing SpacesStreet Theatre, Chennai, India
11. Stages and Performing SpacesTeatro Goldini, Venice
12. Stages and Performing SpacesOld Vic, London
13. Stages and Performing Spaces7th Street Theatre, Seattle
14. Stages and Performing SpacesYasgar’s Farm, San Francisco, California
15. Stages and Performing SpacesNew Globe Theatre, London
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1. Make sure you have written your name on
your sheet.2. Now turn in your quiz to
Dr. Narker