Q. What is an advantage of a flexible or environmental stage?
Slide4. Pros of the Flexible Stage: Uses the environment that already exists in a room/space. Sometimes audiences can be in the performance space.
Q. What is a rake on a stage?
A rake or raked stage is a theatre stage that slopes upwards, away from the audience. Raked seating refers to seating which is positioned on an upwards slope away from the stage, in order to give those in the audience at the back a better view than if the seats were all on the same level.
Table of Contents
- Q. What is an advantage of a flexible or environmental stage?
- Q. What is a rake on a stage?
- Q. Why is it called a raked stage?
- Q. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a proscenium stage?
- Q. Why is downstage called downstage?
- Q. What is cheat out in Theatre?
- Q. What does downstage right mean?
- Q. What is the primary difference between the end stage and the proscenium stage?
Q. Why is it called a raked stage?
The Ford’s Theatre stage is raked, meaning the back of the stage is raised higher than the front of the stage. At Ford’s, the rake is 7/16 of an inch per foot.
Q. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a proscenium stage?
| Proscenium | Thrust | |
|---|---|---|
| Advantages | Can accommodate large houses Creates a distinct world of the play | Still intimate but with a backstage area |
| Disadvantages | Audience can feel removed It becomes necessary to “cheat things out “ | Sightlines can still be an issue |
Q. Why is downstage called downstage?
“Downstage” means close to the audience, near the front of the playing area. These terms trace their history to the tradition of “raked” stages, which are tilted, or “raked,” upwards from the front row of the audience towards the back of the performance area.
Q. What is cheat out in Theatre?
When actors “cheat out,” they position themselves towards the audience, they share their bodies and voices so that audiences can see and hear them better. To “Cheat Out” means that the performer readjusts his or her body with an audience in mind.
Q. What does downstage right mean?
An actor who turns to his or her right is moving stage right, while an actor who turns to his or her left is moving stage left. The front of the stage, called downstage, is the end closest to the audience. “Upstage” refers to the section of the stage that was higher, while “downstage” refers to the area that was lower.
Q. What is the primary difference between the end stage and the proscenium stage?
It can be as basic as a raised platform at the end of a room. Like a proscenium stage, the audience sits directly facing the stage. If the audience were on 3 sides, it would be classified as a thrust stage. The primary difference between and end stage and proscenium stage is that the end stage doesn’t have an arch.
