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in Theater Arts: PART 1:
Key Terms in Theater Arts: PART 1: THE STAGE
1. Proscenium
• most popular kind of theatre • traditional theatre space• stage is framed and audience watches through
the frame
2. Arena
• stage is in the middle while the audience surrounds (aka "theatre in the round")
3. Black Box
• the most flexible of theatre spaces
4. Thrust
• stage projects into the audience; the audience sits on 3 sides of the action
