Proscenium, thrust and arena stages
Also called: Theatre in the round, End-on.
A proscenium stage faces the audience through an arch, with the action seen from one side. A thrust stage projects into the house so the audience sits on three sides. An arena stage, or theatre in the round, is surrounded on all four. The configuration decides sightlines, where the wings and entrances are, and how blocking has to be thought about.
In CueCall
The blocking editor ships ground plans for each configuration and takes your own drawing for anything else.
Features
- Stage Blocking & Scene Visuals — Blocking recorded against a scene alongside backdrop images and reference videos.
Related terms
- Ground plan — A ground plan is a scaled drawing of the stage seen from above, showing the set, the furniture, the masking and the playing area, usually with the centre line…
- Blocking — Blocking is the planned movement and positioning of performers on stage: where each actor stands, when they cross, and where they end up, worked out in…
- Stage directions — Stage directions name positions on the stage from the performer's point of view, facing the audience. Stage left is the actor's left; stage right the actor's…
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