THEA 1010 Study Guide - Proscenium, Safety Curtain
23 Apr 2013
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Proscenium: (fire wall hole) the arch that frames the stage in which the audience views the show; from greek theatre (house vs. stage- 2 different rooms) False proscenium: a theatre that is put in for a show but not part of the structure of the theatre. Up stage: raked stages present show, upstage is the farthest end from the audience (house is flat) Stage left/ stage right: from actors point of view, facing audience. Plaster line: imaginary line from proscenium end left to proscenium line right. Centre line: exactly center part of plaster line form upstage to downstage at a right angle. Quarter line: parallel to center mid way between 1st leg or proscenium and the center line. Offstage: on stage level, out of sight from the audience. Backstage: every part of the theatre that is not open to the audience. Wings: areas that are offstage left and right (ballet space between legs)
