Tech Theatre Midterm

Parts of a Greek Theatre

Auditorium - theatron
Stage - Orchestra
Stage Entrance - Parados
Stage building behind actors - Skene
Side structures - Paraskenia

THREE-SIDED DEVICE USED IN GREEK THEATRE

Periaktoi

Parts of Roman Theatre

Audience area - Cavea
Stage - Pulpitum
Stage Entrance - Parados
Stage building behind actors - scaena
Side structures - Paraskenia

WHAT DEVICES WERE INVENTED IN KABUKI THEATRE THAT WE STILL USE TODAY?

Concentric revolving stages, elevator traps, elevator stages

LIGHTING PRE-ELECTRICITY WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT WERE USED TO LIGHT STAGES?

Candles, argand oil lamp, gas lighting

Parts of Elizabethan Theatre

Backstage area - Tiring House

Standing area for audience - Pit

Seating area for audience - Gallery

PAGEANT WAGONS- DO YOU KNOW THE NAMES OF THE PARTS AND HOW THEY WERE USED?

The small buildings (or “stations”) depicting locations in biblical stories were called Mansions / stations and the playing area in front of them was called the platea

Names for Counterweight system

A. Head block
B. Loft block
C.Grid
D. Pipe batten
E. Loading platform
F. Counterweight arbor
G.Rope lock
H. Tension pulley

Name this type of theatre space and its unique properties

Proscenium Arch auditorium - known for the picture box illusion and delibirate separation from the audience, as well as the ability to create a ‘fourth wall’

Name this type of theatre space and its unique properties

Thrust Stage Theatre - surrounded by audience on three sides, allows for three-dimensional blocking and breaking the fourth wall

Name this type of theatre space and its unique properties

Arena stage - no backstage area, extreme intimacy with the audience, necessitates either minimal or flat scenic design

Name this type of theatre space and its unique properties

Black Box Theatre Flexible staging due to its nature of being a simple back box of a rectangular shape. It demands a thoughtful approach, as the every aspect of the theatre’s design is movable there, even the audience’s seating. The space can become any type of theatre area, from a proscenium to an arena.

Define SITZPROBE

when performing a musical. During a sitzprobe, actors and orchestra sit and sing through the score of the show. It is meant for balancing sound between orchestra and performers microphones in the performance space.

Define LIGHTING REHEARSAL

A rehearsal run meant to set lighting cues and check for intensity, timing, and placement of the light.

Define SHIFT REHEARSAL

Rehearsal where different design and technical elements brought together as a whole to practice all shifts and transitions

Define TECHNICAL REHEARSAL

Uniting technical elements of the show with actors that had rehearsed the show before to build a program of cues and establish timing and flow, as well as ensure safety.

Define DRESS REHEARSAL

A run of the production with all technical elements, makeup and costumes

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