A production of Godspell performed on a 3/4 thust stage

In theater, a thrust stage (also known as a platform stage or open stage ^[1]) is one that extends into the audience on three sides and is connected to the backstage area by its up stage end. A thrust has the advantage of greater intimacy between audience and performer than a proscenium, while retaining the utility of a backstage area. Entrances onto a thrust are most readily made from backstage, although some theatres provide for performers to enter through the audience using vomitory entrances. An arena, exposed on all sides to the audience, is without a backstage and relies entirely on entrances in the auditorium or from under the stage. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3072x2048, 3533 KB)[edit] Summary Description: A production of Godspell performed on a 3/4 Thrust stage. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3072x2048, 3533 KB)[edit] Summary Description: A production of Godspell performed on a 3/4 Thrust stage. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle &#8212... Interior of the 1928 B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts. ... A proscenium theater is a theater space whose primary feature is a large archway (the proscenium arch) at or near the front of the stage, through which the audience views the play. ... The eating and drinking habits of the Romans changed over the long (over 1000 years) duration of their ancient civilization. ... Theatre In The Round , or arena theatre, is any theatre space in which the audience is seated on all sides of the stage. ... An auditorium is the area within a theatre, concert hall or other performance space where the audience is located in order to hear and watch the performance. ...

As with an arena, the audience in a thrust stage theatre may view the stage from three or more sides. If a performance employs the fourth wall, that imaginary wall must be maintained on multiple sides. Because the audience can view the performance from a variety of perspectives, it is usual for the blocking, props and scenery to receive thorough consideration to ensure that no perspective is blocked from view. A high backed chair, for instance, when placed stage right, could create a blind spot in the stage left action. The fourth wall is the imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. ... Blocking is a theatre term which refers to the precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage in order to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, or opera. ... Theatrical properties, or props, are items used in stage plays and similar entertainments to further the action. ... Interior of the 1928 B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts. ... Interior of the 1928 B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts. ...

Thrust stage theatres

• The Chichester Festival Theatre
• The Festival theatre at the Stratford Festival of Canada
• The Studio-théâtre at Place des Arts, Montreal
• The Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, California
• The Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis
• The Ethel M. Barber Theater at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL
• The John W. Huntington Theatre at Hartford Stage in Hartford, CT
• The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England
• The Gulbenkian Theatre in Canterbury, England
• The Globe Theatre in London, England. All other Elizabethan Theaters were also in the same style.

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External links

• Scenography - The Theatre Design Website Diagram and images of Thrust stage

References

1. ^ http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9057183/open-stage