Tech Theatre Test 2 Review

What kind of stage is this?

• Proscenium

• Thrust

• Arena

What kind of stage is this?

• Proscenium

• Thrust

• Arena

What kind of stage is this?

• Proscenium

• Thrust

• Arena

A ____________ theater is designed so that the actors are always facing the audience, unless the director gives them directions to turn for some reason.

• Proscenium

• Thrust

• Arena

The one drawback of this type of theatre can be actually distance, because all the audience is directly in front of the stage, the seats in the back of the theater actually can be very distant, depending on the size of the house.

• Proscenium

• Thrust

• Arena

A _________ stage has a proscenium arch far upstage, but the main acting area juts, or "________" out into the audience so the actors have audience on THREE sides of them.

• Proscenium

• Thrust

• Arena

The only real disadvantage to a _________ stage is that when actors are downstage on the ________, it's hard for people on the sides to see all the actor's FACES.

• Proscenium

• Thrust

• Arena

The advantage to a black-box theater, also known as an _____________ theatre, is that it’s so FLEXIBLE. The great thing about ___________ style is that you can get the maximum number of audience members in CLOSE TO THE ACTORS.

• Proscenium

• Thrust

• Arena

One thing that you can’t do on an _________ stage is have a lot of big SET PIECES. The audience is close enough to see that you have exactly the right PROP, and will appreciate the details.

• Proscenium

• Thrust

• Arena

One of the other benefits of a _____________ theater is that you have a great deal more options with regard to SCENERY, because the SCENERY can be to the side and behind the performers, it doesn’t block the view of the actors for the AUDIENCE.

• Proscenium

• Thrust

• Arena