Found Space Theatre
Theatre done in uncoventional places
Multiple Theaters in One
Arena/Theatre in
the Round
- Audience sits on all sides on the stage
- The stage area is also often raised to improve sightlines
Thrust
- Audience sits on three sides of stage
- The stage is flexible: the length, size, and shape of the thrust can be altered to suit the needs of each production.
Proscenium
- Audience sits in front of stage on one side
- A "picture frame" is placed around the front of the playing area.
- The frame is the Proscenium
- The wings are spaces on either side, extending off-stage.
- Scenery can surround the acting area on all sides except side towards audience,
- Audience watches the play through picture frame opening.
- "Backstage" is any space around the acting area which is out of sight of the audience.
- The "Fourth Wall" is the imaginary wall between the actor and the audience
Types of Theaters