Staging

Theatre in the round is...

• Where the stage is a circle

• Where the audience are led on a walk by the actors.

• Where the audience are all around the stage.

• Where the audience are on 2 sides of the stage.

What is a proscenium arch?

• A large circular platform that revolves on a stage

• A frame that surrounds a stage space

• A piece of set used in a performance

• A large arch that the audience walks through to enter a theatre space

Label the stage positions on the grid.

What is a traverse stage

• Where the audience sit on three sides of the stage

• The audience sit at one end of the stage

• The performance is staged in a specific place that relates to the story.

• A long narrow stage with the audience on either side

List 1 disadvantage of a Traverse stage.

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List 1 disadvantage of theatre in the round.

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What type of stage is this?

• Traverse

• Theatre in the round

• Thrust

• End on

In theatre, the fourth wall is...

• An imaginary wall between the audience and performers.

• An item of scenery designed to look like a wall.

• The wall at the back of the stage which is used for projections.

• The curtain that is brought down to hide the stage during an interval.

In theatre in the round, where is the best place to stand when delivering a speech?

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Which type of staging has an apron as part of the stage?

• Thrust

• Traverse

• Theatre in the round

• Proscenium arch