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

[@AugmentedActor]

What's your favorite kind of stage to perform on? If you want to learn about stage mechanics and special effects, watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH-1m4VrfpebnZI

[@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.

[@levichibuokem8111]

I'm an emerging live audio engineer and this video has both taught and inspired me so much. Thank you

[@AugmentedActor]

That’s awesome. Glad the video inspired you. Audio engineering sounds like fun.

[@Shelman96]

Love how you reply to every comment even tho the video is 3 years old

[@AugmentedActor]

Thanks, I try to engage, especially since I haven't created many new videos the past few months. Thanks for commenting!

[@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.

[@kartikvora665]

Loved the show, delivery, images and research.

[@AugmentedActor]

Thank you. That’s great to hear.

[@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!

[@radically_distinct]

Great video, Doug! I love the various stage images

[@AugmentedActor]

Thanks!

[@staticscreen9415]

I am so glad my teacher linked me in this

[@AugmentedActor]

I’m glad too. I hope the video was useful to you.

[@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.

[@wildstreamstudios]

Great Video! Super Informative!

[@AugmentedActor]

Thank you!

[@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.

[@marianangelamanalo4219]

thank you for this!

[@AugmentedActor]

You’re very welcome!

[@coachmanedontplay]

This rocks great job

[@AugmentedActor]

Thanks!

[@tararao6633]

would you be a good database if some one had to research on these 3 key words acting drama community theater? and why?

[@AugmentedActor]

Not quite sure I understand the question. But yes if someone searched for acting, drama and community theater they might find something useful on my channel.

[@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.

[@RBkoalaa]

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[@AugmentedActor]

I will make it 10 thank yous.

[@creativevlogs101]

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[@AugmentedActor]

keval tabhee jab main googlai translatai ka upayog karata hoon

[@creativevlogs101]

@@AugmentedActor your videos very nice but no hindi I'm not understanding whole video

[@AugmentedActor]

@@creativevlogs101 I understand. I will look into trying to translate my videos into other languages.

[@creativevlogs101]

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[@RBkoalaa]

My Drama Teacher Said To Watch This

[@AugmentedActor]

Your drama teacher has good taste. :)

[@JessieJussMessy]

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.

[@malikwalker1925]

@@AugmentedActorfeet ?😂

[@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.

[@lbramley]

Sorry - I find the winking etc super cringy and my students will not react well to it. You have some excellent information but the delivery????

[@AugmentedActor]

Thanks for the feedback. Perhaps my goofy demeanor is not going to land with some audiences. You'll find all sorts of different approaches throughout my videos from the absurd to the straight forward. We can't always please everyone all the time. I also can't remake the video. So you are left with the option of skipping the cringey moments or perhaps not showing it to your students at all? Maybe gleaning the information you find most valuable from the video and teaching it yourself without any sort of humor involved. Or prefacing the viewing with a warning or giving extra credit if they can get to the end without gagging? That's the joy of being a teacher, YOU get to decide how to dispense information to your students. Take care.