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Anatomy of a Theater

Anatomy of a Theater. From the days of yore. 1486 – Virtuvius’s De Architectura (16-13 B.C.) was printed and published. Ten volumes, one of them on theatre buildings and scenic displays. 1500 – Perspective was "rediscovered" – had been known to the ancients.

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Anatomy of a Theater

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  1. Anatomy of a Theater

  2. From the days of yore • 1486 – Virtuvius’s De Architectura (16-13 B.C.) was printed and published. Ten volumes, one of them on theatre buildings and scenic displays. • 1500 – Perspective was "rediscovered" – had been known to the ancients. • tried to fit classical theatre (circular and outdoors) into indoor theatres, able to use perspective. • 1585 – Teatro Olimpico – in Vicenza, Italy. The oldest surviving Renaissance theatre.

  3. Ancient Greek Theatre RAKED Seating http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/00/18/c1/c3/greek-theatre-in-taormina.jpg

  4. Teatro Farnese http://www.internetculturale.it/upload/exhibits3d/casamusica/Desc/images/A12-Farnese%2080.jpg First Permanent Proscenium Arch

  5. Teatro Olimpico http://www.bed-breakfast-italy.com/photos/olimpico.jpg Raked Stage

  6. Rake • Audience or stage may be raked • Rake means tilted or slanted • Advantages • improves sight lines • Improves sound quality (acoustics) • Puts audience closer to the action • Improves illusion of perspective

  7. Types of Stages • Proscenium • Thrust • Arena or “In the Round”

  8. Proscenium • Window • Picture frame • Proscenium Arch • Audience on 1 side • Most common today • Our auditorium

  9. Proscenium Stage http://www.pabsttheater.org/_gallery/ChristmasCarol_Pabst1123-122307/christmascarol.html Photo Credit: CJ Foeckler The Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee, WI

  10. Proscenium Stage The Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee, WI

  11. Thrust Stage • Stage “juts” out into the audience • Audience on 3 sides • Action very close to the audience

  12. Thrust Stage http://www.rsc.org.uk/transformation/vision/thrust_stage.asp The Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England

  13. Arena Stage • Stage in the middle • Audience on all 4 sides

  14. Arena Stage Longstreet Theatre, USC, Columbia, SC http://innovista.sc.edu/map/images/l-rec-longstreet-6.jpg

  15. Arena Stage Longstreet Theatre, USC, Columbia, SC http://innovista.sc.edu/map/images/l-rec-longstreet-6.jpg

  16. Types of Stages • Proscenium • Audience on 1 side • Picture frame • Thrust • Audience on 3 sides • Arena • Audience on all 4 sides

  17. Up & Down • Upstage is away from the audience. • Downstage is toward the audience. • Think about the “raked stage.” • Tilted toward audience.

  18. Right & Left • Stage right • Stage left • These are from the point of view of the actor • House right • House left • These are from the point of view of the audience.

  19. Stage Areas – Proscenium & Thrust Audience

  20. Proscenium Stage Areas Apron – part of the stage that extends slightly past the proscenium arch

  21. Thrust Stage Areas

  22. Arena Stage Areas

  23. What kind of stage is it?

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