Proscenium - Other Forms of Theatre Staging

Other Forms of Theatre Staging

  • Alley theatre: The stage is surrounded on two sides by the audience.
  • Thrust: The stage is surrounded on three sides (or 270˚) by audience. Can be a modification of a proscenium stage. Sometimes known as "three quarter round".
  • Theatre in the round: The stage is surrounded by audience on all sides.
  • Site-specific theatre (a.k.a. environmental theatre): The stage and audience either blend together, or are in numerous or oddly shaped sections. Includes any form of staging that is not easily classifiable under the above categories.
  • Black box theatre: The black box theatre is a relatively recent innovation consisting of a large rectangular room with black walls and a flat floor. The seating is typically composed of loose chairs on platforms, which can be easily moved or removed to allow the entire space to be adapted to the artistic elements of a production.
  • Studio theatre layout: Not technically a form of staging, rather a theatre that can be reconfigured to accommodate many forms of staging.
  • Reverse in the round: A variant of theatre in the round however the audience sits in a central room and the action happens around them. This variant is usually used in promenade theatre.

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