Stage Overview/Types of Stages

What is the stage tech's strongest ally in theatre?

• Their Preparation

• Audience's Imagination

• Audience's Compliance

• Duct Tape

What is the primary responsibility of ALL stage techs?

• make sure the stage looks like right time period for the show

• make sure the lights allow the audience to see all performers

• ensure the actors look good in both costuming and makeup

• trigger the audience imagination

What is the Greek term for this pictured three-sided backdrop that allows techs to display multiple backgrounds by changing which side faces the audience?

• peraktoi

• pageant wagon

• deus ex machina

• parados

What are the three basic elements of a theatre building?

• Stage, curtains, seats

• Proscenium, Aisles, Backstage

• Stage, Lights, Sound Tech

• Acting Area, Auditorium, Scenic Background

This type of theatre is typically reserved for small venues, features flexible staging options, and traditionally has the lights directly over the playing space.

• black box theatre

• proscenium theatre

• arena theatre

• thrust theatre

This type of stage juts out into the crowd; while this allows for closer proximity to the audience, it may also create a need for specialized blocking, increased projection, and very specific lighting

• theatre in the round

• thrust theatre

• arena theatre

• proscenium theatre

This type of staging is used in venues both big and small, but is also considered a type of theatre in which the audience surrounds the performance space.

• open stage theatre

• thrust theatre

• transverse theatre

• arena theatre

This is the most traditional type of theatre space; most shows are written with this staging in mind.

• Shakespearean theatre

• Arena theatre

• Thrust theatre

• Proscenium theatre

What is the term for the area that seats the audience?

• pit

• auditorium

• venue

• orchestra

What is deus ex machina?

• a contraption used by the Greeks to raise and lower actors onto the stage

• a contraption used by the Greeks to double the sound volume of actor voices and direct it to the audience

• a theatre-on-wheels, providing a stage and storage room for small set pieces, props, and costumes.

• a three-sided backdrop invented by the Greeks, allowing for quick scene changes.