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Notes on the Types of Theater Stages Worksheet

Name: Laurence Josefino S. Mascarenas Date: March 15, 2020
Grade and Section: 9 - Makatarungan

Directions: Follow the YouTube links on Types of Theater Stages and scribble some notes on
the space provided below.

Types of Theater Stages

 The 4 types of stages are Proscenium, Arena, Traverse, and Thrust or Elizabethan.
 Parts of the Stage are the following:
1. Apron/Forestage 13. House
2. Arena 14. House Curtain
3. Auditorium 15. Orchestra Pit
4. Backstage 16. Prop
5. Balcony 17. Proscenium Arch
6. Black Box 18. Raked Stage
7. Box Office 19. Scenery
8. Dressing Room 20. Stage
9. Fire Curtain 21. Thrust Stage
10. Flat 22. Trap
11. Front of House (FOH) 23. Wings
12. Green Room
 Proscenium Arch popularize during the Italian Renaissance
 The Proscenium Arch gets its name from an architectural term used in traditional stages.
 The Proscenium Arch is the actual “picture frame” surrounding the whole play.
 In the Proscenium Arch, the “house” and the “stage” are situated on opposite ends of each other.
 The Arena Theatre is also called as Theatre-in-the-Round.
 The First Professional Theatre-in-the-Round is established in America in 1947.
 The Arena Theatre is surrounded by the Audience. The stage is round but sometimes it can be square.
 The Arena Theatre have four aisles that lead to the action.
 The Thrust Stage is situated wherein the house is arranged on three sides of the stage.
 The Thrust Stage is often accompanied by a stage house which also serves as the Background.
 The Thrust Stage was popularized during the Elizabethan Period.

PSB/Eng 9/One-act Play/Form D – Notes on the Types of Theater Stages Worksheet /JMVFaller/11Mar2020