Theatres and Stages

Proscenium Stage• + full-size

scenery• + effects

hidden from audience

• -No intimacy• -sound• -sight lines

Theatre in the Round• + Sight

Lines• + Intimacy

with audience

• Sound

• -Scenery Issues

• -Blocking problems

Open Stage• + Sight

Lines• +Full

Scenery• +intimacy• +easy to

block

• -Masking• -Sound

Thrust Stage• +Intimacy

• -Masking• -Sound• -Blocking• -Scenery

JCHS Stage

Proscenium

Three basic theatre parts:1- Acting Area

Three basic theatre parts:2- Auditorium

Three basic theatre parts:3- Scenic Background

Our job is to the audience’s imagination.

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Our Proscenium Dimensions?

12 feet high

40 feet wide

27 feet deep

Stage Areas?Up Right

Right Center

Up Center

Up Left

Left CenterDown Left

Down Center

Down Right

Apron

Pit

Audience