12 Different Types of Theater Stages and How To Act on Them

In this video, we will take a look at 12 different stage layouts for theater stages.
In theater, you might find yourself on a variety of different sized stages and configurations. Your audience might be spread out over several balconies or right up close to your performance. How the stage/audience is configured will have an impact on your choices and approach to acting.
Learning about these different types of theater stages will show you how versatile theatre can be.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
00:42 Proscenium Stage
02:32 Platform / End Stage
03:48 3/4 Thrust Stage
05:24 Catwalk Stage
07:12 Profile Stage
07:52 Theater in the Round
09:51 Arena Stage
10:35 Open Air Theater
10:59 Theater in the Park/Outdoor Theater
11:34 Cabaret Theater
12:46 Site-Specific / Immersive Theater
13:50 Black Box Theater
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[@AugmentedActor]

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[@radically_distinct]

Great video, Doug! I love the various stage images

[@AugmentedActor]

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[@kartikvora665]

Loved the show, delivery, images and research.

[@AugmentedActor]

Thank you. That’s great to hear.

[@brianstanley6592]

Thank you for sharing. I’m attempting to move from large main stages to small Theatre in the Round, Thrust mostly Platform. Thanks

[@AugmentedActor]

You’re welcome. Yeah smaller stages are often more fun.

[@wildstreamstudios]

Great Video! Super Informative!

[@AugmentedActor]

Thank you!

[@PromiseObiazikwor]

1. Proscenium 2. End stage/ platform 3. 3/4 thrust stage 4. Cat walk stage 5. The profile stage 6. Theater in the round 7. Arena stage 8. Open air theatre 9. Theatre in the park/out door theatre 10. Cabaret style theatre 11. Site- specific/immersive theatre 12. Black box theatre

[@AugmentedActor]

Thanks for listing those out. Nice to have a written reference.

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[@natalynskye906]

this is really helpful, my schools play is going to be using a 3/4 thrust and this helped show what i’ll have to work around

[@AugmentedActor]

Cool. Glad the video helped. It's always fun to play on a thrust stage because you're right in the middle of the audience and it's very intimate. Break a leg in the show!

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[@AugmentedActor]

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[@whoislive9149]

Sir , I want to put a bench in the park scene , so in which stage division shall I put it? Centre down or up?

[@AugmentedActor]

You could choose any of those locations. It depends on how much of the scene will take place on the bench. If a lot of important dialogue happens while characters are sitting on the bench then you want to place it downstage so the audience can see and here them. If it’s just used occasionally and is there for decoration it can be anywhere you like it.

[@12humssenicdaodaniellar.68]

Can u give different stage plays where they use those theater stages?

[@AugmentedActor]

There’s really no singular type of stage which goes with a particular show. I’ve seen the same play in the round and on a price jump arch and on a thrust stage and outside in an arena. You could conceivably do any play on any type of stage.

[@whoislive9149]

The front curtain in the proscenium arch stage is called what? Grand or black or fire curtain?

[@AugmentedActor]

If it’s the colorful heavy decorative curtain usually red or blue. That’s a grand curtain or just “the curtain”. Blacks are usually hiding something like the wings but you might have a large black curtain in the back to make it look like nighttime. Those are called blacks. A fire curtain is flat and Grey or white. It’s often made of metal or fire resistant material. It is rolled up and sits directly behind the main curtain. You usually won’t notice it unless someone drops it down in case of a fire. It simply divides the audience from the stage. So if there is a fire on stage it protects the audience. And if there is a fire in the house it protects the cast and crew. Hopefully you will never need to see one drop down.

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Who leaves their hand bags on stage 😭

[@AugmentedActor]

You’d be surprised how many times people set their bags, drinks, or feet on the stage when it’s up close.

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[@AugmentedActor]

@@malikwalker1925 You know they lean back and put their feet on the edge of the stage like it's a coffee table or something.

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