THEA 1206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Black Box Theater, Vomitorium, Pulpitum
25 Jan 2017
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Monday, 23 january 2017 the empty spaces ancient greece theater. Skene cut off ; partition for actors. Orchestra where the actors stood (the stage) Theatron where the audience sat ancient rome theater. Vomitoria entrance and exit for the audience from the seats italian renaissance. Proscenium the arch around the stage: looks like a frame (similar to a painting but come to life, 1:1 perspective; the whole audience gets more or less the same prespective renaissance in england. Thrust stage stage is thrust out in the audience (3-sided: 3:1 perspective. *people inside the space make the theater professional theater. Broadway 500-1800 seat theaters in manhattan. Off-broadway 100-499 seat theaters in manhattan and surrounding areas. Off-off-broadway <100 seat theaters in manhattan and larger surrounding areas resident (regional) theaters. Resident theaters are professional, just not located in nyc. Lort (league of resident theater) amateur theater. Community theater normal people volunteering after hours. Non-profit theater can sometimes be pros, but non-commercial.
