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Stages, Directions, and
Drapes
Stage
The area where the players perform; usually a raised
platform

Ryman Auditorium
Three Types of Stages
• Proscenium Stage
• Thrust Stage
• Arena Stage
Proscenium Stage
Raked Stage
Basic Parts of the Stage
Acting Areas (9 Parts)
Acting Areas(15 Parts)
Arena Stage
Dividing the Arena Stage

Text
Thrust Stage
How do you identify the acting
areas on a thrust stage?
Everything else is called Flexible Staging

If it doesn’t fit into one of the three stages, it is
Flexible.
Drapes

• Grand Drape
• Border
• Legs
• Traveler
• Cyclorama
• Backdrop
Grand Drape
• Also called the “Act Curtain”
• Front most curtain
• Shields the stage from view before the play
starts.
Borders and Legs
• Borders used to mask lighting equipment
from most of audience

• Legs mask offstage actors and equipment
following:
1. Draw the three stage types and label the audience and stage in each
2. Explain what Rake means
3. Draw the small stage with 9 Acting Areas; label each
4. Draw the large stage with 15 Acting Areas; label each
5. Draw two Arena stage types with each of the alternate stage

Today’s Assignment
direction methods

6.
7.

Draw a proscenium stage; on the stage draw and label at least four
types of drapes (think about how they are used and what they are
used for this will help you place thme correctly
Do 1-6 again, on 3 & 4 put the audience in a different place, on 6 use
at least one different drape example
Traveler Curtain

• “Travels” across the length of the stage.
• Grand drape is a type of traveler
• Usually a mid stage and an up stage.
Cyclorama
• White (sometimes other colors) backdrop
curtain

• Used to create color washes with light
Backdrop

• Curtain or soft good that has the illusion of
3D scenery painted on it.
•

On Plain White Paper draw and write the
following:

Today’s Assignment
1.

Draw the three stage types and label the audience and stage in each

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Explain what Rake means
Draw the small stage with 9 Acting Areas; label each
Draw the large stage with 15 Acting Areas; label each
Draw two Arena stage types with each of the alternate stage direction
methods
Draw a proscenium stage; on the stage draw and label at least four types of
drapes (think about how they are used and what they are used for this will
help you place thme correctly
Do 1-6 again, on 3 & 4 put the audience in a different place, on 6 use at
least one different drape example
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