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Proscenium stage
a stage configuration in which the spectators watch the action through a rectangular opening, (arch) that resembles a picture frame
Thrust stage
a stage projecting into, and surrounded on three sides by the audience.
Arena Stage
a stage completely surrounded by the audience
Black Box
a simple rectangular shaped, black box. Seating can be arranged in a number of ways around the play space.
Theatron
a steeply raked seating area for the audience in a Greek theatre
Orchestra
the circular area on which the majority of he action of the play took place in a Greek theatre
Skene
originally a wall or facade to hide backstage action in Greek Theatre
Paraskenia
long, high walls that extended on either side of and parallel with the skene of the Greek theatre.
Proskenium
a columned arch that supported a porch like projection from he upper floor of the skene in the Greek theatre
Eccyclema
a wheeled platform, used in a variety of ways.
Periaktoi
were tall, three sided forms that rotated on a central pivot.
Machina
this was a basked to platform that was lowered in to the orchestra level from the second story of the skene.
Pinakes
They were painted panels simular to modern flats.
Cavea
was limited to a semicircular configuration. The seating area.
Scaenae Frons
decorated single facade
Velum
an awning covering the entire seating area.
Auleum
was a front curtain that was lowered into a slot or through in the floor and in later theaters was raised above the stage on ropes.
Siparium
was hung at the back of the stage, provided a background for the action of the play and concealed the backstage area.
Pegeant wagons
mounted to wagons, which were pulled from town to town to preform the play
Mansions
sets where small buildings, or stations not mobile
Platea
the mansions fro heaven and hell were on opposite ends of the stage, with the other mansions sandwiched between them.the common area was a _______
Stage Machinery or Secrets
included trapdoors and wide variety of riggings that was used to move people and objects about the stage.
Renaissance Theatre
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Vitruvius-De Architectura
??? i think was the first architure written book
Teatro Olympico
Greek theatre
Forced perspective
a visual distortion technique that increases the apparent depth of an object.
Raked stage
a stage floor that is higher at the back than the front
Stock sets
scenery designed to visually support a generalized location
Drops
a large expanse of cloth usually muslin or canvas, on which something is painted.
Inner below
upstage end of the stage platform
inner above
was an area above the inner below on the back wall, or the acting area provide by the roof of the structure that projected onto the stage, or an area that didn't exist as a playing space
pit
1) the tround in front of the stabe where the lower class audience stood to watch the play in elizabethan theaters 2) in 20th century is the orchestra pit.
groundlings
Poorer members of the audience in an Elizabethan theatre who occupied the open-air sections of the theatre at ground level, just in front of the performance space.
Galleries
private boxes
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Limelight
An obsolete source of intensely bright light, most recently used in followspots.Derived from a burning jet of oxygen and hydrogen impinging on a rotatable cylinder of lime.
Carbon-arc
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Stage Geography
(US, CS, DS, SR, SL, ECT)
up stage
center stage
down stage
stage right
stage left
Theatre types
proscenium or picture frame
Thrust
Arena
Flexible Stage or Black box
Proscenium or Picture Frame
The opening in the wall which stands between stage and auditorium in some theatres
Thrust
Form of stage which projects into the auditorium so that the audience are seated on at least two sides of the extended piece
Arena
Form of stage where the audience are seated on at least two (normally three, or all four) sides of the whole acting area
Flexible stage or Black box
A kind of flexible studio theatre where the audience and actors are in the same room, surrounded by black tabs (curtains). Doesn't necessarily describe the audience layout, which can be easily reconfigured.
Front of house includes
lobby, box office, concessions, rest rooms, an coat rooms.
Auditorium or house
the seated area from which the audience observes the action of the play
House lights
The auditorium lighting which is commonly faded out when the performance starts.
Lighting and sound control booths
is where the lighting and sound is controlled from for the show
apron
ection of the stage floor which projects towards or into the auditorium. In proscenium theatres, the part of the stage in front of the house tabs, or in front of the proscenium arch
Orchestra pit
The area housing the orchestra. Originally, a lower section between the front of the stage and the audience, although now describes any area around the stage housing the musicians.
Proscenium line
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fire curtain and smoke pocket
A vertical steel channel on the upstage edges of the poscenium arch in which the edges of the fire curtain travelA fireproof curtain that can be dropped downstage of the tabs to separate the audience from the stage in the event of fire. A Safety Curtain is required by most UK licensing authorities for theatres of traditional design. The regulations also require that it is raised and lowered at least once in view of each audience (usually during the interval). Usually made from sheet metal and electrically operated, these curtains were originally of iron construction faced with asbestos and lowered using a hydraulic damping system
wings
1) The out of view areas to the sides of the acting area.
2) Scenery standing where the acting area joins these technical areas.
stage house
the physical structure enclosing the area above the stage and wings.
fly loft
Extension of the stage walls up to allow scenery to be flown up until it is out of sight of the audience, and to support the GRID. Known as the 'flies'. The ideal fly tower should be more than twice the height of the pros. arch, and is said to have 'full flying height'. The load on the grid is transferred to the ground via the walls of the theatre. Known in the US as the Fly Loft.
grid
) The support structure close to the top of the fly tower on which the pulleys of the flying system are supported. Constructed from metal or wooden beams.
2) Arrangement of scaffolding from which lanterns are hung in a performance space with no flying facilities. Grid is short for GRIDIRON.
fly (vertical movement)
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batten
1) Timber at the top and bottom of a cloth. A Sandwich batten is used to carry a hanging cloth. It comprises two flat pieces of timber screwed together with the edge of the cloth between them.
2) Timber used for joining flats together for flying.
3) Compartmentalised floodlights set up so as to allow colour mixing. See also GROUNDROW. Low voltage battens are commonly used as light curtains & for colour washes. Known in the US as a STRIPLIGHT.
4) US term interchangable with PIPE for a flying bar.
Trim chain
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Loft Blocks
a grooved pulley mounted on top of the grid used to change eh direction in which a rope or cable travels.
head block
a mulitsleave block with two or more pulley wheels, used to change the direction of all the ropes on cables that support he batten
fly gallery
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rope set
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pin rail
Originally, this was the structure where the flying lines / ropes were tied off to hold scenery and other flown equipment in position. With the advent of counterweighted systems, this refers to the area where the flying system is operated. Also known as PIN RAIL or, in the UK, FLY FLOOR
Counterweight system
Method of flying scenery which uses a cradle containing weights to counterbalance the weight of flown scenery. See Double Purchase, Single Purchase, Flyin
counterweight arbor
a metal cradle that holds the counterbalancing weights used in counterweight fly systems
loading platform
a walk way suspended just below the grid, where counter weights are loaded on tho the arbor
locking rail
a rail that holds the rope locks fore each counterweight set
rope lock
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dead hang
A rigging point direct to the grid / beams above the stage, not to a flying ba
Grand drape
purpose is to cover the proscenium opening.
grand valence
located just DS of the grand drape much shoter then the grand drape.
traveler (horizontal movement)
horizontal movement of curtain
leg
1) Each sling used as part of a multiple sling, e.g. a 'two leg sling' has two slings used as the 'legs' of the sling. A bridle 'leg' is therefore one half of a two 'leg' bridle, or one third of a three way bridle, etc.
2
teaser (Border)
Border, usually black, set behind the proscenium and linked with tormentors to form an inner frame to the stage, and to mask lighting bars and the upper parts of the fly tower.
pipe/chain pocket
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jute webbing
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grommets
a circular metal eyelet used to reinforce holes in fabric
traps
removable sections provided access to the space beneath the stage.
floor pocket
(US) A electrical socket mounted under a flap in the stage floor (UK equivalent is DIP).
electric
first bar upstage of the proscenium arch